Catheter and feeding tube retention device and method of use
First Claim
1. A catheter retention device comprising:
- 1) a base element having a bore passing through said base element;
2) a first retention ring adjacent to the bore for receiving a feeding tube from the base element, said first retention ring having a first retention ring bore and;
3) a second retention ring having a second retention ring bore and an axis, wherein said axis is out of alignment to said first retention ring bore.
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Abstract
A catheter retention device comprises an oval base with a centrally located bore there through, an elevated disk portion surrounding said bore and two retention ring housing elements with centrally disposed bores whose axis are perpendicular to one another. The retention device is useful in securing the catheter so that any inadvertent physical force or traction exerted against it will not move the catheter or pull it from its incision. The catheter itself is threadably inserted through all the bores of the retention device which is then attached to the patients body at the ostomy site with sutures, tape or liquid adhesives. Preferably, the retention device is used in conjunction with gastrostomy or jejunal feeding tubes.
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19 Claims
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1. A catheter retention device comprising:
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1) a base element having a bore passing through said base element;
2) a first retention ring adjacent to the bore for receiving a feeding tube from the base element, said first retention ring having a first retention ring bore and;
3) a second retention ring having a second retention ring bore and an axis, wherein said axis is out of alignment to said first retention ring bore. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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11. The catheter retention device of claim 11 wherein said feeding tube is one of a gastrostomy feeding tube or a jejunal feeding tube.
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12. A method for the securing a catheter to a patient comprising the step of passing a catheter through a device comprising:
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1) a base element having a bore passing through said base element;
2) a first retention ring having a first retention ring bore positioned at an end of said base element adjacent to said bore of said base element and;
3) a second retention ring having a second retention ring bore, wherein second retention ring bore has an axis substantially perpendicular to said first retention ring. inserting a distal end of a portion of said catheter exiting a patient'"'"'s body through said bore of said base element;- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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2) bending said portion exiting said bore of said base element;
3) inserting said distal end through said first retention ring bore; and
4) bending a suitable length of said catheter exiting said first retention ring bore so as to be insertable in said second retention ring bore.
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14. The method of claim 12 wherein said retention device is attached to said body by suturing.
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15. The method of claim 14 wherein said catheter is one of a gastrostomy feeding tube or a jejunal feeding tube.
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