CUTANEOUS CATHETER ANCHORING DEVICE AND METHOD OF STABILIZING A CATHETER SITE
First Claim
1. A cutaneous catheter anchoring device (10), comprising,a body (100) having a first width (110), a second width (120), a circumferential edge (130) defining a perimeter, a top surface (140), a bottom surface (150), and a thickness (160);
- wherein the top surface (140) has a surface area of 0.79-7.70 in2;
wherein the thickness (160) is 0.045-0.250″
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wherein the perimeter has a total lineal length of straight perimeter sections that is less than 8″
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Abstract
A cutaneous catheter anchoring device and method to prevent occlusion of an indwelling peripheral intravenous catheter and to do so in a way that does not require immobilization of, or significant reduction in the range of motion of, the joint of the particular extremity. The device and method accomplish this by immobilizing multiple areas of the skin'"'"'s surface relative to the indwelling catheter. The device is in close proximity to the indwelling catheter and maintains a smooth, rather than bent or creased, skin surface above the catheter thus preventing creasing or kinking of the catheter itself during times when the patient bends the extremity.
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20 Claims
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1. A cutaneous catheter anchoring device (10), comprising,
a body (100) having a first width (110), a second width (120), a circumferential edge (130) defining a perimeter, a top surface (140), a bottom surface (150), and a thickness (160); -
wherein the top surface (140) has a surface area of 0.79-7.70 in2; wherein the thickness (160) is 0.045-0.250″
; andwherein the perimeter has a total lineal length of straight perimeter sections that is less than 8″
. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for immobilizing an area of skin relative to an indwelling catheter in the vicinity of an insertion site at the antecubital fossa, while allowing flexion of an elbow joint in the vicinity of a catheter insertion site to reduce the risk of occlusion during joint flexion, comprising the steps of:
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a) releasably coupling a lateral skin area of at least 0.25 in2, located laterally of the insertion site, and a medial skin area of at least 0.25 in2, located medially of the insertion site, to a cutaneous catheter anchoring device (10) to reinforce the skin and the catheter insertion site; b) wherein the cutaneous catheter anchoring device (10) covers a portion of a catheter hub and extends longitudinally beyond a catheter discharge orifice, and wherein the cutaneous catheter anchoring device (10) shifts transversely upon flexion of the elbow joint and maintains the relationship to the coupled lateral skin area and medial skin area thereby shifting the insertion site transversely with the cutaneous catheter anchoring device (10) to prevent kinking of the catheter; and c) wherein the cutaneous catheter anchoring device (10) includes a body (100) having a first width (110), a second width (120), a circumferential edge (130) defining a perimeter, a top surface (140), a bottom surface (150), and a thickness (160), wherein the top surface (140) has a surface area of 0.79-7.70 in2, the thickness (160) is 0.045-0.250″
, and the perimeter has a total lineal length of straight perimeter sections that is less than 8″
. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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