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Catheter anchoring system and method of use

  • US 5,800,402 A
  • Filed: 05/10/1996
  • Issued: 09/01/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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:

  • 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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