Anchoring system for a medical article
First Claim
1. An anchoring system for securing a medical article having an elongated body to a patient, comprising:
- an anchor pad having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface including an adhesive layer that covers at least a portion of the second surface;
a retainer mounted on the first surface of the anchor pad for receiving a portion of the elongated body of the medical article, the retainer having a base attached to the first surface and at least one post extending from the retainer base generally along an axis, the post having a securing portion arranged toward an outer end of the post; and
at least one clip having a clip interior that is sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the elongated body of the medical article, the clip being disposed on the retainer base near to the post and the clip being arranged such that the elongated body of the medical article generally lies to a first side of the post when the medical article is positioned in the clip and wherein the securing portion of the post is configured to extend at least from a side of the post other than the first side, and the clip including a side opening, whereby the portion of the elongated body of the medical article is inserted into the clip interior in a direction that is generally normal to the axis of the post.
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Abstract
An anchoring system includes a simply-structured device which permits a portion of a catheter or similar medical article to be easily anchored to a patient, desirably without the use of tape or needles and suturing. The anchoring system desirably includes a retainer and an anchor pad. The retainer is sized and configured to accept and retain a section of a catheter within the anchoring system and desirably includes a pair of posts and a clip. The posts are sized and configured to releasably accept holes formed in the catheter or catheter fitting. The clip is sized and configured to releasably accept a portion of the catheter. The anchor pad secures the retainer to a patient'"'"'s skin.
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35 Claims
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1. An anchoring system for securing a medical article having an elongated body to a patient, comprising:
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an anchor pad having a first surface and a second surface, the second surface including an adhesive layer that covers at least a portion of the second surface;
a retainer mounted on the first surface of the anchor pad for receiving a portion of the elongated body of the medical article, the retainer having a base attached to the first surface and at least one post extending from the retainer base generally along an axis, the post having a securing portion arranged toward an outer end of the post; and
at least one clip having a clip interior that is sized and configured to receive at least a portion of the elongated body of the medical article, the clip being disposed on the retainer base near to the post and the clip being arranged such that the elongated body of the medical article generally lies to a first side of the post when the medical article is positioned in the clip and wherein the securing portion of the post is configured to extend at least from a side of the post other than the first side, and the clip including a side opening, whereby the portion of the elongated body of the medical article is inserted into the clip interior in a direction that is generally normal to the axis of the post. - 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, 24)
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- 25. An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article including at least one aperture to a patient, the anchoring system comprising an anchor pad and a retainer mounted to the anchor pad, the retainer including a base, a first retention member being positioned generally upright relative to the anchor pad, and being configured to be inserted through the aperture of the medical article, and a second retention member of which at least a portion is positioned to lie generally normal to the first retention member and is spaced from the anchor pad by a distance so dimensioned to permit at least a section of the elongated medical article to be placed between the portion of the second retention member and the anchor pad, the first retention member and the second retention member being disposed apart from each other on the base of the retainer, and the retainer further comprising a receiving space on the base between the first retention member and the second retention member, the receiving space configured to receive a portion of the elongated medical article such that the elongated medical article lies to a first side of the first retention member when the section of the elongated medical article is placed between the portion of the second retention member and the anchor pad, and the first retention member further comprises a securing portion which is configured to extend from at least a side of the first retention member other than the first side.
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