End-tidal co2 monitoring tube holder

Abstract

Devices for attaching medical tubing to a nasal cannula are provided. Such devices may comprise a body having a distal end and a proximal end, a connector disposed on the body and adapted to releasably attach the body to the nasal cannula, and one of the following: at least one tube holding member extending along at least one surface of the body and adapted to accept the medical tubing, or at least one body channel extending through the body and having an outlet at the distal end of the body, and a tube connector attached to the proximal end of the body and adapted to fluidly connect the medical tubing the at least one channel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device for attaching medical tubing to a nasal cannula, the device comprising:
 a body having a distal end and a proximal end;   a connector disposed on the body and adapted to releasably attach the body to the nasal cannula;   at least one body channel extending through the body and having an outlet at the distal end of the body; and   a tube connector attached to the proximal end of the body and adapted to fluidly connect the medical tubing to the at least one channel.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the body is bifurcated at the distal end into a first prong and a second prong spaced apart from the first prong, and wherein the first prong comprises at least one first channel extending through the first prong and fluidly connected to the body channel, and the second prong comprises a second channel extending through the second prong and fluidly connected to the body channel. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein distal ends of the first prong and the second prong positioned in or near alternate nostrils of a patient. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises an elongated member and a pivot that acts to engage the elongated member with the body. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises a strap. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises an elastically biased clip, a nasal cannula. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the body is connected to a nasal cannula adapted to be connected to an anesthesia machine. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising a medical tube in fluid communication with the at least one body channel. 
     
     
         9 . A device for attaching medical tubing to a nasal cannula, the device comprising:
 a body having a distal end and a proximal end;   a connector disposed on the body and adapted to releasably attach the body to the nasal cannula;   at least one body channel extending through the body and having an outlet at the distal end of the body; and   a tube connector attached to the proximal end of the body and adapted to fluidly connect the medical tubing to the at least one body channel.   wherein the body is bifurcated at the distal end into a first prong and a second prong, the first prong comprising at least one first prong channel extending through the first prong and fluidly connected to the at lest one body channel, and the second prong comprises at least one second prong channel extending through the second prong and fluidly connected to the at least one body channel, and   wherein the first prong and the second prong are spaced apart such that, when the body is attached to the nasal cannula, an outlet at a distal end of the at least one first prong channel is positioned in or near one nostril of a patient and an outlet at a distal end of the at least one second prong channel is positioned in or near the other nostril of the patient.   
     
     
         10 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the first prong channel and the second prong channel converge in the proximal direction for connection to the body channel. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the connector comprises an elongated member and a pivot that acts to engage the elongated member with the body. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the connector comprises a strap. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the connector comprises an elastically biased clip. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 9 , wherein the body is connected to a nasal cannula adapted to be connected to an anesthesia machine. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 9  further comprising a medical tube in fluid communication with the at least one body channel. 
     
     
         16 . A device for attaching medical tubing to a nasal cannula, the device comprising:
 a body having a distal end and a proximal end;   a connector disposed on the body and adapted to releasably attach the body to the nasal cannula;   at least one body channel extending through the body and having an outlet at the distal end of the body; and   a first prong extending from the distal end of the body, and having at least one first prong channel extending therethrough, the at least one first prong channel having an outlet at a distal end of the first prong and being in fluid communication with the at least one body channel;   a second prong extending from the distal end of the body, and having at least one second prong channel extending therethrough, the at least one second prong channel having an outlet at a distal end of the second prong and being in fluid communication with the at least one body channel;   the first prong and the second prong being spaced apart such that, when the body is attached to the nasal cannula, the outlet of the at least one first prong channel is positioned in or near one nostril of a patient and the outlet of the at least one second prong channel is positioned in or near the other nostril of the patient; and   a tube connector attached to the proximal end of the body and adapted to fluidly connect the medical tubing to the at least one body channel.   
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein the connector comprises an elongated member and a pivot that acts to engage the elongated member with the body. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein the connector comprises a strap. 
     
     
         19 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein the connector comprises an elastically biased clip. 
     
     
         20 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein the body is connected to a nasal cannula adapted to be connected to an anesthesia machine.