Catheter anchoring system
First Claim
1. An anchoring device for securing an elongated flexible portion of a medical device to a body of a patient, said anchoring device comprising a clip including a base supporting a plurality of dividers, at least two of the dividers being adjacent posts with flared outer ends, the dividers being spaced apart from one another to define at least three channels for receiving portion of the elongated flexible portion of the medical device, said at least two adjacent posts defining at least a portion of each of said at least three channels, said channels being arranged on said base adjacent to each other and in a non-intersecting manner, an opening of each channel, which lies near the flared outer ends of the posts, being sized to be smaller than a diameter of the medical device to be retained by the anchoring device, whereby the elongated flexible portion of said medical device generally takes on a serpentine-like shape with the elongated flexible portion inserted in said at least three adjacent channels, and a flexible anchor pad comprising an adhesive bottom surface that adheres to the skin of the patient, said anchor pad supporting said clip.
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Abstract
A catheter anchoring system is provided to securely anchor to a patient'"'"'s skin a catheter and fluid supply tube interconnection. The anchoring system comprises a retainer configured to receive a catheter adaptor in a variety of positions. The adaptor interconnects the catheter and the fluid supply tube. In one embodiment the adaptor includes a lure-lock fitting to lock onto a hub on the proximal end of the catheter. The anchoring system additionally includes a flexible, adhesive anchor pad which supports a tube clip, as well as the retainer. The retainer includes a channel that is configured to receive the adaptor in a snap-fit manner. The retainer also includes a plurality of lateral slots. Each slot is sized to receive and to capture a radically extending member (e.g., an annular collar) of the adaptor to prevent the adaptor from sliding within the channel.
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19 Claims
- 1. An anchoring device for securing an elongated flexible portion of a medical device to a body of a patient, said anchoring device comprising a clip including a base supporting a plurality of dividers, at least two of the dividers being adjacent posts with flared outer ends, the dividers being spaced apart from one another to define at least three channels for receiving portion of the elongated flexible portion of the medical device, said at least two adjacent posts defining at least a portion of each of said at least three channels, said channels being arranged on said base adjacent to each other and in a non-intersecting manner, an opening of each channel, which lies near the flared outer ends of the posts, being sized to be smaller than a diameter of the medical device to be retained by the anchoring device, whereby the elongated flexible portion of said medical device generally takes on a serpentine-like shape with the elongated flexible portion inserted in said at least three adjacent channels, and a flexible anchor pad comprising an adhesive bottom surface that adheres to the skin of the patient, said anchor pad supporting said clip.
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10. An anchoring device for securing an indwelling catheter within a body lumen of a patient proximal to an insertion site of the catheter into the body lumen, said anchoring device comprising:
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a clip comprising a plurality of upwardly extending dividers, at least two of the dividers being adjacent posts with flared outer ends, the dividers being spaced apart from one another to define at least three channels for receiving said catheter, said at least two adjacent posts defining at least a portion of each of said at least three channels, said channels being arranged adjacent to each other and in a non-overlapping manner, an opening of each channel near the flared outer ends of the posts being sized to be smaller than a diameter of the catheter to be retained by the anchoring device, whereby the catheter has a generally serpentine-like shape when positioned within said at least three adjacent channels; and a flexible anchor pad comprising an adhesive bottom surface that attaches to the patient'"'"'s skin, said anchor pad supporting said clip. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of securing an indwelling catheter within a body lumen of a patient proximal to a point of insertion of the catheter into the body lumen comprising:
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inserting a distal end of the catheter into the patient'"'"'s body lumen; providing an anchoring device comprising at least three adjacent channels arranged on a base to give the catheter a serpentine shape when inserted through said channels, and a flexible anchor pad supporting said base; threading the catheter through at least three of said channels of said anchoring device such that a portion of the catheter inserted within at least three of said channels generally has a serpentine shape; and applying said anchor pad to the skin of a patient proximal to the point of insertion of the catheter into the body lumen.
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Specification