Granted Patent B2

US 12,721,789 · App. 18/020,838 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Inventors: Adam Nicholas Geosits (Singleton, AU); Jessica Anne Hay (Gloucester, AU)

Assignee: EZYAID PTY LTD

A61J15/0034A61J15/0003A61M2025/0226A61M2025/0253A61M2205/583

Abstract

Claims (58)

1 . An apparatus for securing a tube to a face of a user, the apparatus comprising:

an elongate body including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion connected at a fold-line;

the first portion including a first side adapted for placement in contact with skin of the user in use and a second side adapted for placement in contact with the tube in use;

the second portion including a third side adapted for placement in contact with the skin of the user and the tube in use and a fourth side adapted to face away from the skin of the user in use;

wherein the first side and the third side are at least partially coated in a first adhesive;

wherein the second side is at least partially coated in a second adhesive;

wherein the first adhesive provides a higher level of adhesion compared to the second adhesive; and

wherein upon folding, the second and third sides face each other.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first, second, third and fourth side is covered with a removable protective layer prior to use.

3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the removable protective layer is a release liner.

4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the release liner comprises a paper substrate with a silicone release agent.

5 . The apparatus of either claim 3 , wherein there are a plurality of release liners and each release liner includes a representation of a number indicating the order in which the release liners should be removed when fitting the tube to the face of the user.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the elongate body is made from a thermoplastic polyurethane or elastomer.

7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first adhesive is an acrylic or synthetic rubber pressure sensitive adhesive.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second adhesive is selected from at least one of a silicone adhesive, polyurethane film, or acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive.

9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first portion and second portion are at least partially transparent.

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first portion is dimensioned to have a smaller surface area than the second portion.

11 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first portion is dimensioned to have a width which is approximately half the width of the second portion.

12 . The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the ratio of first portion length: second portion length is between 0.90 to 1.

13 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fold-line extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the main lengthwise direction of the elongate body.

14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first and second portions narrows in width towards an end opposing the fold-line to provide a nose fitting region when applied to the user's face.

15 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second portion narrows in width towards the fold-line.

16 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the tube is a nasal-gastric tube.

17 . A method for applying an apparatus for securing a tube to a face of a user, wherein the apparatus comprises:

an elongate body including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion connected at a fold-line;

the first portion including a first side adapted for placement in contact with skin of the user in use and a second side adapted for placement in contact with the tube in use;

the second portion including a third side adapted for placement in contact with the skin of the user and the tube in use and a fourth side adapted to face away from the skin of the user in use;

wherein the first side and the third side are at least partially coated in a first adhesive;

wherein the second side is at least partially coated in a second adhesive;

wherein the first adhesive provides a higher level of adhesion compared to the second adhesive; and

wherein upon folding, the second and third sides face each other;

the method comprising:

applying the first side between a nose and ear of the face of the user;

positioning a tube on the second side of the first portion;

folding the elongate body at the fold-line so that the third side is brought into contact with at least one of the tube, second side, and face of the user.

18 . A method for applying an apparatus for securing a tube to a face of a user, wherein the apparatus comprises:

an elongate body including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion connected at a fold-line;

the first portion including a first side adapted for placement in contact with skin of the user in use and a second side adapted for placement in contact with the tube in use;

second portion including a third side adapted for placement in contact with the skin of the user and the tube in use and a fourth side adapted to face away from the skin of the user in use;

wherein the first side and the third side are at least partially coated in a first adhesive;

wherein the second side is at least partially coated in a second adhesive;

wherein the first adhesive provides a higher level of adhesion compared to the second adhesive; and

wherein the first, second, and third sides are covered with a removable protective layer;

the method comprising:

removing the protective layer from the first side;

applying the first side between a nose and ear of the face of the user;

removing the protective layer from the second side;

positioning a tube on the second side of the first portion;

removing the protective layer from the third side;

folding the elongate body at the fold-line so that the third side is brought into contact with at least one of the tube, second side, and face of the user.

19 . An apparatus for securing a tube to skin of a user, the apparatus comprising:

an elongate body including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion connected at a fold-line;

the first portion including a first side adapted for placement in contact with the skin of the user in use and a second side adapted for placement in contact with the tube in use;

the second portion including a third side adapted for placement in contact with the skin of the user and the tube in use and a fourth side adapted to face away from the skin of the user in use;

wherein the first side and the third side are at least partially coated in a first adhesive;

wherein the second side is at least partially coated in a second adhesive;

wherein the first adhesive provides a higher level of adhesion compared to the second adhesive; and

wherein upon folding, the second and third sides face each other.

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