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Device with open cutout design for securement and position verification of medical catheters

  • US 10,293,141 B2
  • Filed: 07/02/2018
  • Issued: 05/21/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for securing and monitoring movement of a catheter, comprising:

  • a film having an adhesive disposed on a body-facing surface of the film for securing the film to a body;

    a base mounted on the film, the base comprising a first portion of a guide channel for receiving the catheter, the base further comprising a tab member protruding from a side of the base;

    a hinge coupled to the base, the hinge extending along a longitudinal direction of the base;

    a cover coupled to the base via the hinge such that the cover is operable to pivot about the hinge from an open configuration to a closed configuration, the cover comprising a second portion of the guide channel, the cover further comprising a rounded portion extending from a distal end of the cover, wherein in the closed configuration, the catheter is completely enclosed by the rounded portion and the first and second portions of the guide channel;

    wherein in the closed configuration, the cover and the base form a housing for securing the catheter, wherein an adhesive is disposed on the first and second portions of the guide channel for restricting movement of the catheter, wherein the cover further comprises a positional shift indicator fixedly attached to the catheter and configured to indicate positional shifts by the catheter within the guide channel, wherein the positional shift indicator comprises a plurality of segments arranged in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the cover, wherein a center segment of the plurality of segments of the positional shift indicator is disposed on the second portion of the guide channel in the cover, and wherein the second portion of the guide channel in the cover includes a region wider than a remainder of the second portion of the guide channel in the cover, wherein the center segment is disposed in the region.

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