Catheter hub clip

• US 20060015072A1
• Filed: 07/12/2005
• Published: 01/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: J. Daniel Raulerson
• Original Assignee: Medical Components, Inc.
• Inventors: Raulerson, J. Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 7,220,246 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/180
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/024 having a clip or clamp system
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/028 having a mainly rigid support structure
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/02 Holding devices, e.g. on the body

Abstract

A clip (100) for retaining a catheter hub (160) to a patient. The clip includes a base (110) having a first surface (112) and a second surface (114) juxtaposed from the first surface. The clip also includes a first prong (122) extending from the first surface for retaining a first suture wing (162) of the catheter hub (160) to the base (110) and a second prong (142) extending from the first surface for retaining a second suture wing (164) of the catheter hub to the base. A method for clipping a catheter hub to a patient is also disclosed, wherein a clip base is secured to the patient, and a catheter hub is pressed onto the clip and locked to the clip by suture wings of the hub being locked by respective securing sections of the clip in a manner permitting unsecuring the hub from the clip for removal.

Claims

1. A clip comprising:

a base having a first surface and a second surface juxtaposed from the first surface;

a first section for retaining a catheter hub to the base, wherein the first section extends from the first surface; and

a second section for retaining the catheter hub to the base, wherein the second section extends from the first surface.

2. The clip according to claim 1, wherein the second surface comprises an adhesive.

3. The clip according to claim 1, wherein the first section comprises a first prong and at least one locator pin.

4. The clip according to claim 1, further comprising a first plane generally bisecting the base, wherein the first section is disposed on a first side of the plane and the second section is disposed on an opposite side of the plane.

5. A method of releasably attaching a hub to a clip comprising:

providing a hub including;

a body disposed against the first surface of the base;

a first wing disposed on a first side of the body; and

a second wing disposed on a second side of the body;

providing a clip including;

a base having a first surface and a second surface juxtaposed from the first surface;

a first section for retaining a catheter hub to the base, wherein the first section extends from the first surface; and

a second section for retaining the catheter hub to the base, wherein the second section extends from the first surface;

disposing the first wing over the first section and disposing the second wing over the second section, thereby biasing at least a portion of the first section and at least a portion of the second section toward each other; and

engaging the hub body against the first surface, thereby unbiasing at least the portion of the first section and at least the portion of the second section away from each other, retaining the first wing against the first section and retaining the second wing against the second section.

6. A method of removing a hub from a clip comprising:

providing a clip including;

a base having a first surface and a second surface juxtaposed from the first surface;

a first section for retaining a catheter hub to the base, wherein the first section extends from the first surface; and

a second section for retaining the catheter hub to the base, wherein the second section extends from the first surface;

providing a hub including;

a body disposed against the first surface of the base;

a first wing disposed on a first side of the body, wherein the first wing is disposed over the first section for retaining the catheter hub to the base; and

a second wing disposed on a second side of the body, wherein the second wing is disposed over the second section for retaining the catheter hub to the base;

disposing at least a portion of the first section and at least a portion of the second section toward each other; and

disposing the hub away from the first surface of the base.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising, after removing the hub from the clip, discarding the hub.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising, after removing the hub from the clip, discarding the clip.

9. A clip for retaining a catheter hub against a surface comprising:

a base;

a first plane bisecting the base;

a first hub clip extending from the base on a first side of the plane, wherein the first hub clip comprises a first prong, a first locator pin disposed on a first side of the first prong and a second locator pin disposed on a second side of the first prong; and

a second hub clip extending from the base on a second side of the plane, wherein the second hub clip is a mirror image of the first hub clip across the plane.

10. The clip according to claim 9, further comprising a second plane bisecting the base, wherein the second plane extends perpendicularly to the first plane, and wherein the clip is symmetric about the second plane.

11. The clip according to claim 9, wherein the first prong is able to be biased toward the first plane.

12. The clip according to claim 9, wherein the clip is symmetric about the first plane.

13. The clip according to claim 9, wherein the first prong comprises a first lip extending away from the first plane.

14. The clip according to claim 9, wherein the second hub clip comprises a second prong extending from the base.

15. The clip according to claim 14, wherein the second prong comprises a second lip extending away from the first plane.