ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,233,029, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Ltd. (Auckland, New Zealand).
"Tube securement system" was invented by Laurence Gulliver (Auckland, New Zealand), Caroline Geraldine Hopkins (Caven, Ireland) and Neil Gray Duthie (Auckland, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to systems for securing a tube (e.g. feeding tube) and/or a patient interface or a dermal patch to a user. One embodiment comprises a holder, an interface side of the holder attachable to the patient interface or the dermal patch for securing a feeding tube to the patient interface or the patch, the holder comprising ...