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Catheter anchoring system

  • US 5,578,013 A
  • Filed: 04/06/1994
  • Issued: 11/26/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An 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 proximal end including a lure-lock connector, said anchoring system comprising:

  • an adaptor having a generally tubular body with a distal end which is configured to engage the proximal end of the catheter, said distal end including a lure-lock connector which is adapted to engage the corresponding lure-lock connector of the catheter proximal end, said adaptor additionally comprising a radially extending member which projects from an exterior surface of said tubular body in a radial direction at a point distanced from said lure-lock connector of said adaptor distal end; and

    a retainer comprising a channel configured to receive said tubular body of said adaptor, said retainer additionally comprising a series of lateral slots sized to receive and to capture said radially extending member of said adaptor with said adaptor positioned within said channel of said retainer so as to prevent said adaptor from sliding within said channel, whereby said series of slots provide multiple positions along said channel where said retainer can receive said radially extending member of said adaptor.

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