Catheter securement device
First Claim
1. An anchoring system for securing a portion of a medical article to a body of a patient, said anchoring system comprising a base coupled to an adhesive layer, at least two filaments extending from said base, said filaments being spaced apart from one another on said base, each filament including a proximal end affixed to the base, a distal end and a plurality of protuberances positioned between the proximal and distal ends of the filament, and at least two receptacles coupled to said base, each receptacle arranged on the base so as to cooperate with at least one of the filaments, each receptacle including at least one aperture which receives the respective filament distal end and at least one of the protuberances, the aperture cooperating with the protuberance to inhibit retraction of the filament digtal end from the receptacle, the filaments, receptacles and base being unitary.
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Abstract
An anchoring system includes a simply structured suture-like device which permits a fluid tube or similar article to be easily attached to the patient without the use of needles and without actually suturing anything to the patient. The anchoring device desirably includes two threads or filaments and two corresponding receptacles. The filaments include protuberances which cooperate with apertures of the receptacles to permit easy insertion of the distal end of the filaments into the receptacles, but inhibit retraction of the filament distal ends from the receptacles. A healthcare provider simply wraps the filament around the fluid tube and then threads the distal end of the filament through the receptacle aperture until the filament holds the tube tightly against a base of the anchoring system. The base in turn includes an adhesive bottom surface which can be attached to the patient'"'"'s skin.
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- 1. An anchoring system for securing a portion of a medical article to a body of a patient, said anchoring system comprising a base coupled to an adhesive layer, at least two filaments extending from said base, said filaments being spaced apart from one another on said base, each filament including a proximal end affixed to the base, a distal end and a plurality of protuberances positioned between the proximal and distal ends of the filament, and at least two receptacles coupled to said base, each receptacle arranged on the base so as to cooperate with at least one of the filaments, each receptacle including at least one aperture which receives the respective filament distal end and at least one of the protuberances, the aperture cooperating with the protuberance to inhibit retraction of the filament digtal end from the receptacle, the filaments, receptacles and base being unitary.
- 15. An anchoring system for securing a portion of a medical article to a body of a patient, said anchoring system comprising a base coupled to an adhesive layer, an elongated filament extending from said base and a corresponding receptacle connected to said base at a position spaced from said filament, said receptacle configured to receive a distal end of said filament, said filament including a plurality of protuberances positioned between a proximal end fixed to the base and a free distal end, and said receptacle including a conical shaped receptor which cooperates with the protuberances to permit insertion of the filament distal end into said receptacle but inhibit retraction of filament distal end from said receptacle.
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