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Catheter retainers and assemblies

  • US 6,387,076 B1
  • Filed: 11/16/1999
  • Issued: 05/14/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A catheter retainer, wherein said retainer is removable independently of said catheter, comprising:

  • a base plate further comprising a lower surface disposed to attach to a patient, a generally dome-shaped raised upper surface, a peripheral surface, a transversely-disposed catheter channel defined in said upper surface; and

    a lid, said lid having closed and open positions and further comprises an inverted dish-shaped lower surface conformal to said upper surface, a downwardly-extending wall disposed to engage said peripheral surface of said base plate when said lid is in said closed position, a downwardly-opening V-slot in said wall;

    wherein said catheter channel has first and second ends, wherein said first end aligns with said V-slot when said lid is in said closed position thereby forming a first opening disposed to retain said catheter, wherein said second end has a C-shaped notched defining a second opening through which said catheter enters said patient, said notch being substantially wider than the diameter of said catheter, and wherein said catheter channel has a centrally-positioned locating region, and wherein said lid in said closed position completely covers said second opening.

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