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An adjustable flange for a tracheostomy tube has a circular aperture and two semi-circular arms hinged with one another by an integral flexible web. One arm has a smooth surface that is slidable along the tube; and the other arm has circumferential ribs that bite into the surface of the tube. A bolt

An adjustable flange for a tracheostomy tube has a circular aperture and two semi-circular arms hinged with one another by an integral flexible web. One arm has a smooth surface that is slidable along the tube; and the other arm has circumferential ribs that bite into the surface of the tube. A bolt passes through one arm and into a threaded recess of the other enabling the flange to be locked in position.

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An adjustable fitment for a medical tube comprising: a flange having a circular aperture, an integral polymeric moulding secured to said flange and having first and second substantially rigid arms, an integral hinge member linking said rigid arms, said first and second arms each having a region of s

An adjustable fitment for a medical tube comprising: a flange having a circular aperture, an integral polymeric moulding secured to said flange and having first and second substantially rigid arms, an integral hinge member linking said rigid arms, said first and second arms each having a region of semi-circular section, the semi-circular region in one of said arms being aligned with said circular aperture, said semi-circular sections being shaped to embrace a portion of said tube, one of said arms having a threaded recess therein, the other arm having a mounting aperture therethrough which is aligned with aid threaded recess in said one arm; and a locking bolt rotatably received in said mounting aperture and extending therethrough, said locking bolt having a threaded end which engages in said threaded recess so that the two arms can be tightened about the tube to lock the fitment in position by means of the locking bolt.