Universal catheter anchoring system
First Claim
1. An anchoring system for securing a medical article to the body of a patient, comprising:
- an anchor pad having an upper surface and a lower surface, at least a portion of the lower surface having an adhesive surface to attach the anchor pad to the body of the patient, and a retainer mounted on the upper surface of the anchor pad, said retainer being capable of receiving a portion of the medical article, the retainer including a base, a cover, and a post, said base disposed on the upper surface of the anchor pad, said cover being movably connected to the base so as to move between an open position and a closed position, the cover lying above at least part of the base when in the closed position, and the post being movably coupled to one of said base and said cover and being arranged on said retainer so as to at least partially lie between said cover and said base when the cover is in the closed position.
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Abstract
An anchoring system includes a simply-structured device that permits a portion of a catheter tube or similar medical article to be easily anchored to a patient, desirably without the use of tape or needles and suturing. A unitary retainer desirably includes a base connected to a cover assembly by way of flexible hinges. The retainer is attached to a flexible anchor pad including an adhesive bottom surface, which can be attached to the patient'"'"'s skin. A catheter is secured within a channel formed between posts of the retainer. The cover assembly is reproducibly positioned over the base by bending the flexible hinges, and the cover assembly is latched to the base. The posts provide a universal feature such that the anchoring system can adapt to and receive a variety of catheters and catheter fittings by providing at least one post that is movable relative to at least one other post.
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43 Claims
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1. An anchoring system for securing a medical article to the body 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 having an adhesive surface to attach the anchor pad to the body of the patient, and a retainer mounted on the upper surface of the anchor pad, said retainer being capable of receiving a portion of the medical article, the retainer including a base, a cover, and a post, said base disposed on the upper surface of the anchor pad, said cover being movably connected to the base so as to move between an open position and a closed position, the cover lying above at least part of the base when in the closed position, and the post being movably coupled to one of said base and said cover and being arranged on said retainer so as to at least partially lie between said cover and said base when the cover is in the closed position. - 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, 25, 26, 42, 43)
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27. An anchoring system for securing a medical article to the body 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 having an adhesive surface to attach the anchor pad to the body of the patient, and a retainer mounted on the upper surface of the anchor pad, said retainer being capable of receiving a portion of the medical article, the retainer including a base, at least one post, and a cover assembly, said cover assembly including at least two covers, each cover being connected to the base by a hinge mechanism, and having at least two positions, an open position and a closed position, and at least one post coupled to one of the base and covers, the post being arranged on the retainer so as to at least partially lie between the base and at least one of the covers when said cover is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article to a patient, comprising:
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an anchor pad having an upper surface and a lower surface; and
a retainer mounted on the upper surface of the anchor pad and capable of receiving a portion of the medical article, the retainer including;
a base having first and second sides and at least two posts, one post being movable relative at least one other post;
a cover having a first side and a second side, the first side of the cover being coupled to the first side of the base, and the second side of the cover being movable between a closed position, in which the second side of the cover lies generally above the second side of the base, and an open position, in which the second side of the cover is spaced apart from the second side of the base so as to expose the base, the base and cover defining a channel when the cover lies in the closed position; and
a latching mechanism operable between the base and the cover to releasably secure the second side of the cover to the second side of the base. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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Specification