Catheter anchoring system and method of use
First Claim
1. A catheter anchoring device for securing an indwelling catheter proximate to a point of insertion of the catheter into a body lumen of a patient comprising:
- a flexible anchor pad having an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower surface being defined at least in part by an adhesive layer which releasably adheres to the patient'"'"'s skin, said upper and lower surfaces together defining an edge that includes a recessed portion positioned on a side of the pad; and
a clip comprising a plurality of channels to receive a section of a flexible tubular body of the catheter, said channels being supported by said anchor pad and being only positioned behind said recessed portion, each channel including an axis through the channel, and said channels being arranged on the anchor pad in a manner offsetting the axes of the channels from one another such that a portion of the received catheter body section lies generally transverse to an axis bifurcating the recessed portion.
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Abstract
A catheter anchoring device is provided for securely anchoring a catheter to a patient'"'"'s skin. The catheter anchoring device is particularly well suited to secure an epidural catheter proximate to an insertion site. The catheter anchoring device includes a plurality of channels which receive a section of the catheter body such that a portion of the received section of the catheter body lies generally transverse to an axis defined by the indwelling portion of the catheter. An additional anchoring device also can be used to anchor a catheter/fluid supply tube interconnection to the skin of a patient. In connection with epidural catheterization, one anchoring device can be attached to the anterior of the patient'"'"'s torso, and the other anchoring device can be positioned on the posterior of the patient'"'"'s torso and proximate to the point of insertion. This arrangement improves the comfort of the patient and makes the interconnection between the catheter and the fluid tube more readily accessible.
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Citations
46 Claims
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1. A catheter anchoring device for securing an indwelling catheter proximate to a point of insertion of the catheter into a body lumen of a patient comprising:
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a flexible anchor pad having an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower surface being defined at least in part by an adhesive layer which releasably adheres to the patient'"'"'s skin, said upper and lower surfaces together defining an edge that includes a recessed portion positioned on a side of the pad; and a clip comprising a plurality of channels to receive a section of a flexible tubular body of the catheter, said channels being supported by said anchor pad and being only positioned behind said recessed portion, each channel including an axis through the channel, and said channels being arranged on the anchor pad in a manner offsetting the axes of the channels from one another such that a portion of the received catheter body section lies generally transverse to an axis bifurcating the recessed portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. A catheter anchoring device for securing an indwelling catheter proximate to a point of insertion of the catheter into a body lumen of a patient, said anchoring device comprising a flexible anchor pad having an adhesive layer which releasably adheres to the patient'"'"'s skin, said anchor pad including a recess positioned on a side of the pad, and means for inhibiting movement of a section of the catheter body relative to said anchor pad, said means being attached to said anchor pad and positioned to generally align with a center line of said recess.
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22. A catheterization kit comprising:
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a first catheter anchoring device including a flexible anchor pad having an adhesive surface which releasably adheres to a patient'"'"'s skin, said anchor pad supporting a cradle for a catheter adaptor, said catheter adaptor configured to interconnect a tube with a catheter; and a second catheter anchoring device including a flexible anchor pad having an adhesive surface which releasably adheres to a patient'"'"'s skin, and a clip comprising a plurality of channels to receive a section of a flexible tubular body of the catheter, said channels being arranged on said anchor pad to give the received catheter body section a serpentine shape, said anchor pad supporting said clip. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of securing an indwelling catheter within a body lumen of a patient proximate to a point of insertion of the catheter into the body lumen comprising the steps of:
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providing a flexible anchor pad including an adhesive layer which releasably attaches to the patient'"'"'s skin, and a clip supported by said anchor pad, said clip configured to receive a section of the catheter body such that at least a portion of the catheter body section lies generally transverse to a center line of a recessed portion of said anchor pad; positioning said anchor pad proximate to the point of insertion of the catheter; threading an elongated section of the catheter body through said clip in a direction away from the insertion site; positioning at least a portion of the catheter body section within the clip such that said portion within the clip lies generally transverse to the center line of the recessed portion of the anchor pad; and applying said flexible anchor pad to the patient'"'"'s skin proximate to the point of insertion of said catheter. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of securing an indwelling epidural catheter to the body of a patient comprising the steps of:
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providing a first anchor pad having an adhesive surface which releasably attaches to a patient'"'"'s skin and supports retainer for holding a catheter adaptor body; providing a second anchor pad having an adhesive surface which releasably attaches to a patient'"'"'s skin and supports clip for receiving a flexible tubular portion of said catheter, said clip having a plurality of channels which receive a portion of the flexible catheter body, said channels being arranged on a base of said clip to give the received flexible catheter body a serpentine shape with the catheter body inserted in adjacent channels; positioning said second anchor pad proximate to the point of insertion of said epidural catheter; threading a portion of said catheter body through the channels of said clip of said second anchor pad such that said threaded portion generally has a serpentine shape; applying said second anchor pad to the patient'"'"'s skin proximate to the point of insertion of said epidural catheter by pressing said adhesive surface onto the patient'"'"'s skin; extending said catheter to a position on the patient'"'"'s body away from said point of insertion of said epidural catheter; attaching a catheter adaptor to said epidural catheter; attaching a fluid supply tube to said catheter adaptor; placing said catheter adaptor into said retainer on said first anchor pad; and applying said first anchor pad to the patient'"'"'s skin at a position distanced from the point of insertion of the epidural catheter by pressing the adhesive surface to the patient'"'"'s skin. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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Specification