Medical Securement Device Secures Tubes to Patients
Summary
The USPTO published patent application US20260097177A1 for a medical securement device designed to secure medical tubing to patients. The device features a flat base with a central circular opening and a cylindrical wall with adhesive on its inner surface to fix medical tubes at selected positions. The application was filed on October 13, 2025.
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The USPTO published a patent application for a medical securement device comprising a flat base with a central circular opening and a cylindrical wall with adhesive on the inner surface. The device is designed to secure medical tubing to patients at selected positions with a length extending below the base.\n\nFor medical device manufacturers and healthcare providers, this patent application indicates potential future intellectual property that could affect the development or use of similar tube securement technologies. Parties developing or manufacturing medical securement devices should monitor the prosecution of this application to assess potential freedom-to-operate implications.
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SECUREMENT DEVICE FOR MEDICAL TUBING
Application US20260097177A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Inventors
Mackenzie McKinney
Abstract
A medical securement device for use in securing a medical tube to a patient. The securement device includes a flat base having a top surface, a bottom surface configured to contact a skin surface of the patient, and a central circular opening formed in the flat base. The securement device further includes a cylindrical wall with an outer surface, an inner surface configured for placement adjacent the medical tube, a bottom end surrounding the central circular opening, a top end located opposite the bottom end. Adhesive is provided on the inner surface of the cylindrical wall and is configured to fix the medical tube at a selected position within the cylindrical wall such that a selected length of the medical tube extends below the bottom surface of the flat base.
CPC Classifications
A61M 16/0497
Filing Date
2025-10-13
Application No.
19356626
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