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SYSTEM FOR ANCHORING MEDICAL DEVICES

  • US 20090326473A1
  • Filed: 06/27/2008
  • Published: 12/31/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An anchor device for securing the position of a catheter, comprising:

  • a retainer body to releasably couple to a catheter, the retainer body being separable into a first body portion and a second body portion; and

    first and second anchors that extend distally from the retainer body, each anchor comprising a flexible tine that is deployable in a subcutaneous region to secure the retainer body relative to a penetration point, the first anchor being coupled to the first body portion and the second anchor being coupled to the second body portion,wherein the first and second body portions are releasably coupled together so that the first and second anchors are collectively deployable into the subcutaneous region, and the first and second body portions are separable from one another when the first and second anchors are deployed in the subcutaneous region so that the first anchor is removable from the subcutaneous region independent of the second anchor.

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