Urinary Catheter Holder
First Claim
1. A catheter holder, comprising:
- a cushioned platform for shielding a patient'"'"'s skin from rigid portions of a catheter, comprising;
a central portion; and
two sections extending in opposite directions from the central portion, each section having a width that is less than a width of the central portion;
a stretchable band extending from at least one of the two sections; and
a catheter locking mechanism disposed on the central portion of the cushioned platform, the locking mechanism being secured to the central portion at a first location and including at least one tab for preventing rotational motion of the rigid portions of the catheter.
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Abstract
A catheter holder is provided. The catheter holder comprises a cushioned platform for shielding a patent'"'"'s skin from rigid portions of a catheter. The cushioned platforms comprises a central portion and two sections extending in opposite directions from the central portion, each section having a width that is less than a width of the central portion. The catheter holder further comprises a stretchable band extending from at least one of the two sections and a catheter locking mechanism disposed on the central portion of the cushioned platform, the locking mechanism being secured to the central portion at a first location and at least one tab for preventing rotational motion of the rigid portions of the catheter.
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20 Claims
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1. A catheter holder, comprising:
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a cushioned platform for shielding a patient'"'"'s skin from rigid portions of a catheter, comprising; a central portion; and two sections extending in opposite directions from the central portion, each section having a width that is less than a width of the central portion; a stretchable band extending from at least one of the two sections; and a catheter locking mechanism disposed on the central portion of the cushioned platform, the locking mechanism being secured to the central portion at a first location and including at least one tab for preventing rotational motion of the rigid portions of the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for securing a catheter to the leg of a patient, comprising:
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positioning a cushioned platform for shielding a patient'"'"'s skin from rigid portions of a catheter on a leg of a patient, the cushioned platform comprising a central portion and two sections extending in opposite directions from the central portion, each section having a width that is less than a width of the central portion; wrapping a stretchable band extending from one of the two sections of the cushioned platform around the leg of the patient; securing the stretchable band to a loop material located on the other of the two sections of the cushioned platform; positioning a portion of a catheter on a catheter locking mechanism disposed on the central portion of the cushioned platform; and securing the catheter to the central portion using the locking mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A catheter and catheter holder assembly, comprising:
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a urinary catheter having at least one rigid port; a cushioned platform for shielding a patient'"'"'s skin from rigid portions of a catheter, comprising; a central portion; and two sections extending in opposite directions from the central portion and each section having a width that is less than a width of the central portion; a stretchable band extending from at least one of the two sections; and a catheter locking mechanism disposed on the central portion of the cushioned platform, the locking mechanism being secured to the central portion at a first location and at least one tab for preventing rotational motion of the rigid portions of the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A urinary catheter holder for securing a urinary drainage catheter and drainage system wherein the catheter and drainage system comprises a Y-port and a drainage connector, the holder comprising:
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a cushioned platform providing a cushioned barrier underneath the drainage connector on the catheter, the platform having a central portion and two sections extending in opposite directions from the central portion, each section having a width that is less than the width of the central portion; a stretchable leg band for securing the holder to a patient'"'"'s limb; and a catheter securement mechanism fastened on top of the platform for engagement with the Y-port on the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification