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Medical line securement device

  • US 6,224,571 B1
  • Filed: 11/14/1997
  • Issued: 05/01/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A securement device for securing a fitting on a medical line having an elongated body to a body of a patient, the fitting including at least one laterally extending surface that projects beyond the body of the medical line to at least one side of the medical line, the securement device comprising:

  • a mounting surface at least partially covered by an adhesive layer for attaching the securement device to the patient'"'"'s body;

    a receiving area oriented so as to face away from the patient'"'"'s body, the receiving area including a longitudinally extending section along which the elongated body of the medical line lies when secured by the securement device;

    an adhesive member extending laterally beyond at least one side of the longitudinally extending section and having a lateral dimension which is at least generally equal to a lateral dimension of the laterally extending surface of the fitting, the adhesive member covering at least a portion of the receiving area and positioned to contact at least a portion of the fitting secured by the securement device; and

    a locator mechanism configured to interact with the fitting so as to orient the portion of the laterally extending surface of the fitting on the receiving area and above at least a portion of the adhesive member.

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