Anchoring system for a medical article
First Claim
1. An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article to the skin of a patient, including a retainer having first and second lateral ends, the retainer comprising:
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a cover being pivotally coupled to the base and movable between an open position and a closed position, the cover and the base cooperating to define a longitudinal channel between the first and second lateral ends of the retainer when the cover lies in the closed position; and
a latching mechanism operable between the base and the cover to selectively secure the cover to the base when the cover is in the closed position, the latching mechanism having an operator attached to either the cover or the base and being movable in a direction towards and normal to an axis of the channel from a locked position to an unlocked position, the latching mechanism configured to secure the cover to the base with the operator in the locked position, and to permit the cover to be moved relative to the base from the closed position toward the open position with the operator in the unlocked position, the operator being disposed on one of said first and second lateral ends of the retainer.
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Abstract
An anchoring system secures a catheter to the body of a patient and arrests axial movement of the catheter without meaningfully impairing fluid flow through the catheter. The anchoring system includes an anchor pad that adheres to the patient'"'"'s skin and supports a retainer. The retainer includes interacting structure with a cooperating keeper and latch that releasably moves the retainer between an open and a closed position. When in the open position, the retainer can receive a portion of the catheter and be subsequently moved to the closed position. The retainer further includes one or more retention mechanisms that inhibit axial movement of the catheter relative to the retainer when the catheter is secured therein. In one mode, the retainer includes interacting structure with a keeper and latch. The keeper selectively cooperates with the latch to secure the retainer in a closed position where the cover is generally over to the base. In another mode, the anchoring system includes a mount that allows the retainer to rotate 360° relative to the anchor pad.
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Citations
36 Claims
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1. An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article to the skin of a patient, including a retainer having first and second lateral ends, the retainer comprising:
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a base;
a cover being pivotally coupled to the base and movable between an open position and a closed position, the cover and the base cooperating to define a longitudinal channel between the first and second lateral ends of the retainer when the cover lies in the closed position; and
a latching mechanism operable between the base and the cover to selectively secure the cover to the base when the cover is in the closed position, the latching mechanism having an operator attached to either the cover or the base and being movable in a direction towards and normal to an axis of the channel from a locked position to an unlocked position, the latching mechanism configured to secure the cover to the base with the operator in the locked position, and to permit the cover to be moved relative to the base from the closed position toward the open position with the operator in the unlocked position, the operator being disposed on one of said first and second lateral ends of the retainer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article to the skin of a patient, including a retainer comprising:
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a base;
a cover being pivotally coupled to the base and moveable between an open position and a closed position; and
a latching mechanism operable between the base and the cover to selectively secure the cover to the base when the cover is in the closed position, the latching mechanism including a keeper having at least one tang capable of interengaging with at least a portion of the base, a latch having a recess which accepts at least a portion of the keeper when the cover is in the closed position, and an operator lever that can be actuated by the fingertip of a medical attendant such that deflecting the operator lever deflects the keeper and disengages the tang from the recess, the operator lever and the tans being disposed upon the same side of the keeper. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article to the skin of a patient, comprising:
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an anchor pad having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least a portion of the lower surface formed with an adhesive layer;
a retainer rotatably attached to the upper surface of the anchor pad, and comprising a base and a cover pivotally coupled to the base and moveable between an open position and a closed position, the cover and the base cooperating to define a channel when the cover lies in the closed position, the channel being configured to receive at least a portion of the elongated medical article;
at least one retainer member projecting into the channel and arranged to be capable of engaging a portion of the medical article to inhibit axial movement of the medical article through the channel; and
a latching mechanism operable between the base and the cover to selectively secure the cover to the base when the cover is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of releaseably anchoring an elongated medical article including a branching site onto a patient which permits the medical article to be retained in the same axial position relative to the patient, the method comprising:
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providing an anchoring device which provides an adhesive lower surface, and a retainer comprising a base and a cover;
inserting a portion of the medical article including at least the branching site into a groove of the base of the retainer such that at least one branch of the medical article lies to each side of a retaining member disposed upon the retainer;
positioning the cover over at least a portion of the groove and securing the cover in a position overlying the portion of the groove; and
securing the anchoring device to the skin of the patient via the adhesive lower surface of the anchoring device.
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36. An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article to the skin of a patient, comprising:
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an anchor pad having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least a portion of the lower surface formed with an adhesive layer;
a retainer rotatably attached to the upper surface of the anchor pad, and comprising a base and a cover pivotally coupled to the base and movable between an open position and a closed position, the cover and the base cooperating to define a channel when the cover lies in the closed position, the channel being configured to receive at least a portion of the elongated medical article;
at least one retainer member projecting into the channel and arranged to be capable of engaging a portion of the medical article to inhibit axial movement of the medical article through the channel;
a mounting base fixed to the upper surface of the anchor pad;
a rotatable coupling connecting the mounting base to the base of the retainer, the rotatable coupling comprising a mounting post affixed to the mounting base and a receptacle formed in the retainer base, the receptacle receiving the mounting post which defines a rotational axis for the retainer; and
a latching mechanism operable between the base and the cover to selectively secure the cover to the base when the cover is in the closed position.
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Specification