Medical line anchoring system
DCFirst Claim
1. An anchoring system for securing a medical line to the body of a patient, comprising a retainer, the retainer including a base that defines a receiving area for receiving a portion of the medical line, a cover permanently coupled to the base, the cover being movable between a closed position, in which at least a portion of the cover extends over at least a portion of the receiving area, and an open position, in which the receiving area is at least partially open, a latching mechanism operating between the base and the cover to rcleasably latch the cover to the base with the cover in the closed position, and interacting structure which is adapted to engage the medical line in a non-occlusive manner and to limit longitudinal movement of the medical line through the retainer when the medical line is placed within the receiving area, the interacting structure being located at least partially beneath the cover with the cover in the closed position.
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Abstract
An anchoring system includes a simply-structured device which permits a portion of a catheter tube or similar medical article to be easily anchored to a patient, desirably without the use of tape or needles and suturing. A unitary retainer desirably includes a base connected to a cover by way of a flexible hinge. The retainer is attached to a flexible anchor pad including an adhesive bottom surface, which can be attached to the patient'"'"'s skin. A catheter is secured to a fitting, which in turn mounts to the retainer. Mounting the fitting to the retainer can be accomplished by inserting posts of the retainer through holes of the fitting, or by mounting the fitting within a channel defined by mounting structures integral to the retainer. The cover is then positioned over the base, by bending the flexible hinge, and latched to the base. Several embodiments of the latching mechanism are disclosed. In one form, the latching mechanism includes one or more posts on the base which can be releasably locked into corresponding slotted holes in the cover.
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- 1. An anchoring system for securing a medical line to the body of a patient, comprising a retainer, the retainer including a base that defines a receiving area for receiving a portion of the medical line, a cover permanently coupled to the base, the cover being movable between a closed position, in which at least a portion of the cover extends over at least a portion of the receiving area, and an open position, in which the receiving area is at least partially open, a latching mechanism operating between the base and the cover to rcleasably latch the cover to the base with the cover in the closed position, and interacting structure which is adapted to engage the medical line in a non-occlusive manner and to limit longitudinal movement of the medical line through the retainer when the medical line is placed within the receiving area, the interacting structure being located at least partially beneath the cover with the cover in the closed position.
- 34. An anchoring system for securing a medical line to the body of a patient, said anchoring system comprising a fitting adapted to engage with the medical line, the fitting having at least one hole, and a retainer releasably receiving the fitting and comprising a base having a platform and at least one post extending from the platform and arranged to interact with the hole of the fitting, a cover movably coupled to the base so as to be moved between an open position and a closed position, and a latching mechanism operating between the cover and the base to releasably latch the cover to the base in the closed position.
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41. An anchoring system for securing a medical line to the body of a patient, comprising:
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an adaptor having an adaptor body with a longitudinal axis defined between first and second ends, a first connector at the first end for connection to a first medical line, and a second connector at the second end for connection to a second medical line;
a retainer attachable to the adaptor, including a base, a cover permanently coupled to the base, the cover movable between an open position and a closed position, a latching mechanism for releasably latching the cover to the base in the closed position, and a channel arranged to lie between the base and the cover in the closed position, the channel shaped to retain the adaptor between the cover and the base with the cover in the closed position to inhibit movement of the adapter in a direction generally parallel to the adapter'"'"'s longitudinal axis; and
an adhesive layer attached to the retainer and adapted to adhesively secure the retainer to the body of a patient. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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- 49. An anchoring system for securing a medical line to the body of a patient, comprising a retainer, the retainer including a base that defines a receiving area for receiving a portion of the medical line and a cover coupled to the base, means for releaseably latching the cover to the base, and means for limiting longitudinal movement of the medical line relative to the retainer, said movement limiting means located at least partially beneath the cover when the cover is latched to the base.
- 64. An anchoring system for securing a fitting, having at least one opening, on a medical line to a body of a patient, the anchoring system comprising a base having a platform and at least one post extending from the platform and arranged to interact with the opening of the fitting, a cover movably coupled to the base so as to be moved between an open position and a closed position, and a latching mechanism operating between the cover and the base to releasably latch the cover to the base in the closed position, the post being disposed at least partially beneath the cover with the cover in the closed position.
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