MEDICAL LINE SECUREMENT DEVICE

• US 20070173766A1
• Filed: 12/22/2006
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Venetec International Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Venetec International Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Bierman, Steven
• Granted Patent: US 7,651,479 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/174
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/024 having a clip or clamp system
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0246 fixed on the skin having a cover for covering the holding means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0253 where the catheter is attached by straps, bands or the like secured by adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/026 where the straps are releasably secured, e.g. by hook and loop-type fastening devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0266 using pads, patches, tapes or the like
• 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 securement device includes a simply-structured retention mechanism that permits a portion of a catheter hub or a similar medical article to be easily anchored to a patient, without the use of tape or needles and suturing. A unitary retainer desirably includes a base defining a locator mechanism. The locator mechanism interacts with a fitting of the medical device so as to position the medical device relative to the retainer. The locator mechanism also desirably guides the medical device fitting into contact with an adhesive member mounted on an outer surface of the retainer. In one form, the locator mechanism includes one or more posts that engage mating holes defined in the medical device fitting. In other forms, the locator mechanism includes a cradle defining an arcuate channel to receive a convex surface of the medical device, or a recess shaped to matingly receive the fitting. The retainer is attached to a flexible anchor pad that includes an adhesive bottom surface, which can be attached to the patient'"'"'s skin. In use, a health care provider positions the medical device fitting on the retainer in a position established and guided by the locator mechanism, and attaches the fitting to the retainer via the adhesive member.

Claims

1. A securement device comprising:

a mounting surface at least partially covered by an adhesive layer;

a receiving area oriented so as to face away from the mounting surface;

an adhesive member disposed within at least a portion of the receiving area and having a shape corresponding to at least a portion of the fitting; and

a pedestal configured to interact with the fitting so as to orient the medical article at least partially on the receiving area and in contact with at least a portion of the adhesive member.

2. A securement device as in claim 1, wherein the pedestal extends in a direction away from a patient'"'"'s body.

3. A securement device as in claim 1, wherein the receiving area has a planar shape.

4. A securement device as in claim 3, wherein the planar shape forms an acute angle with the mounting surface.

5. A securement device as in claim 4, wherein the acute angle ranges between 0 degrees and 15 degrees.

6. A securement device as in claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the adhesive member is located on the pedestal.

7. A securement device as in claim 1 additionally comprising a substrate on which the mounting surface is formed, the substrate formed of a material being substantially less rigid than the pedestal.

8. A securement device for securing a fitting on a medical line to a body of a patient, the securement device comprising:

a base;

at least one mounting surface on the base at least partially covered by an adhesive layer for attaching the securement device to the patient'"'"'s body;

a receiving area at least partially supported by the base along which the fitting lies when secured by the securement device;

an adhesive member disposed upon the receiving area such that the adhesive member lies in contact with the fitting and the securement device when the fitting is located in the receiving area; and

a raised pedestal supported by the base, the pedestal configured to interact with the fitting so as to orient the fitting in the receiving area, the adhesive member at least partially positioned on the raised pedestal.

9. A securement device as in claim 8, wherein the base comprises a foam pad.

10. A securement device as in claim 9, wherein the foam pad comprises a flexible foam layer, and the adhesive layer covers at least a portion of one side of the foam layer.

11. A securement device as in claim 9 additionally comprising a retainer attached to an upper side of the foam pad, the retainer including the raised pedestal with the receiving area being defined on a side of the retainer facing away from the foam pad.

12. A securement device as in claim 8, wherein the pedestal forms an acute angle with the mounting surface.

13. A securement device as in claim 12, wherein the acute angle ranges between 0 degrees and 15 degrees.

14. A securement device for securing a fitting on a medical line having an elongated body to a body of a patient, comprising:

a mounting surface at least partially covered by an adhesive layer for attaching the securement device to the patient'"'"'s body;

a receiving area oriented so as to face away from the patient'"'"'s body;

a locator mechanism comprising a pedestal and at least one post, the receiving area being disposed on the pedestal, the at least one post being configured to interact with the fitting and to position the fitting on the receiving area relative to the pedestal; and

a retainer attached to an upper side of the mounting surface and including the locator mechanism and a flexible anchor pad, the mounting surface being defined on one side of the anchor pad and the receiving area being accessible from an opposite side of the anchor pad.

15. A securement device as in claim 14 further comprising an adhesive member at least partially covering the receiving area and positioned to contact at least a portion of the fitting secured by the securement device.

16. A securement device as in claim 15, wherein the locator mechanism comprises at least a pair of posts spaced apart from each other.

17. A securement device as in claim 16, wherein the adhesive member is positioned between the pair of posts.

18. A securement device as in claim 16, wherein the retainer includes an inclined surface positioned between the posts, and the adhesive member is located on the inclined surface.

19. A securement device as in claim 18, wherein the inclined surface forms an acute angle with the mounting surface.

20. A securement device as in claim 15, wherein a foam layer is interposed between the adhesive member and the pedestal.