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Catheter anchoring system

  • US 5,456,671 A
  • Filed: 09/15/1993
  • Issued: 10/10/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A catheter anchoring system for securing an indwelling catheter within a body lumen of a patient and for securely interconnecting the indwelling catheter with a tube, said catheter of the type having a connector hub, said anchoring system comprising:

  • a catheter adaptor comprising a tubular body extending between a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end configured to engage a proximal end of a hub and said proximal end configured to receive a distal end of a tube, said catheter adaptor additionally comprising an annular collar which circumscribes said tubular body;

    a retainer, comprising;

    a pair of opposing longitudinal walls, each wall defining a series of slots with each slot being sized to receive a portion of said annular collar of said catheter adaptor, and being sized to prevent said annular collar from moving in a direction generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of said retainer, whereby said series of slots provide multiple positions along the longitudinal axis of said retainer where said retainer can receive said collar of said adaptor; and

    a central channel extending through said retainer about an axis which is generally parallel to said retainer longitudinal axis, said channel being interposed between said opposing longitudinal walls and having a truncated circular cross-sectional shape sized to encompass said tubular body of said adaptor through an arc of greater than about 180°

    ; and

    a flexible anchor pad comprising an adhesive bottom surface which attaches to the patient'"'"'s skin, said anchor pad supporting said retainer.

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