INTEGRATED VASCULAR DELIVERY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An integrated vascular delivery system adapted to be placed about an insertion site on a patient, comprising:
- a frame configured to receive a catheter insertable in the patient to transfer a fluid at the insertion site, wherein the frame includes;
a first hub that provides a first anchoring point on the patient;
a second hub that provides a second anchoring point on the patient; and
a pair of flexible lateral members, including a tubular lateral member, extending between the hubs and configured to be spaced apart from the catheter;
wherein the first and second anchoring points are distributed around the insertion site to anchor the frame to the patient, thereby stabilizing the catheter; and
a fluidic channel that fluidically communicates with the catheter, wherein the fluidic channel passes through the tubular lateral member and at least one of the hubs, and includes a fixed turnabout portion in which fluid flows in a direction different from that within the catheter.
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Abstract
An integrated vascular delivery system having a frame configured to receive a catheter insertable in a patient to deliver fluid at an insertion site. The frame includes a first hub, a second hub, and a pair of flexible lateral members extending between the hubs and including a tubular lateral member. The system also includes a fluidic channel that fluidically communicates with the catheter, wherein the fluidic channel passes through the tubular lateral member and at least one of the hubs, and includes a fixed turnabout portion in which fluid flows in a direction different from that within the catheter. The first and second hubs provide anchoring points on the patient distributed around the insertion site and on opposite ends of the catheter, thereby anchoring the frame to the patient and stabilizing the catheter. A method is provided for using an integrated vascular delivery system.
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25 Claims
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1. An integrated vascular delivery system adapted to be placed about an insertion site on a patient, comprising:
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a frame configured to receive a catheter insertable in the patient to transfer a fluid at the insertion site, wherein the frame includes; a first hub that provides a first anchoring point on the patient; a second hub that provides a second anchoring point on the patient; and a pair of flexible lateral members, including a tubular lateral member, extending between the hubs and configured to be spaced apart from the catheter; wherein the first and second anchoring points are distributed around the insertion site to anchor the frame to the patient, thereby stabilizing the catheter; and a fluidic channel that fluidically communicates with the catheter, wherein the fluidic channel passes through the tubular lateral member and at least one of the hubs, and includes a fixed turnabout portion in which fluid flows in a direction different from that within the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An integrated vascular delivery system adapted to be placed on a patient, comprising:
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a catheter having a proximal end that receives fluid and a distal end that delivers the fluid to the patient at an insertion site; a frame that provides an approximately rectangular perimeter surrounding the insertion site, including; a first hub that provides a first anchoring point on the patient; a second hub that provides a second anchoring point on the patient; a pair of flexible lateral members, including a tubular lateral member, extending between the hubs and spaced apart from the catheter on opposite sides of the catheter; wherein the first and second anchoring points are on opposite sides of the insertion site to anchor the frame to the patient, thereby stabilizing the catheter; wherein the lateral members are reversibly bendable to fold one of the first and second hubs over the other hub; and a fluidic channel that fluidically communicates with the catheter, wherein the fluidic channel passes through the tubular lateral member and at least one of the hubs, and includes a fixed turnabout portion in which fluid flows in a direction opposite from that within the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of using an integrated vascular delivery system, comprising the steps of:
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supplying a frame forming a perimeter, wherein the frame includes a catheter having a distal end contained within the perimeter, a first hub and a second hub, and a fluidic channel; folding the frame to modify the perimeter of the frame, thereby freeing the distal end of the catheter from the perimeter of the frame; inserting the catheter into the patient at an insertion site; unfolding the frame to restore the perimeter of the frame around the distal end of the catheter and insertion site; securing the frame to the patient at a plurality of anchoring points distributed around the insertion site, thereby stabilizing the catheter relative to the insertion site; and allowing fluid to flow between the catheter and the patient. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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