Medical line anchoring system
First Claim
1. An anchoring system for securing a medical article having an irregularly shaped portion to the body of a patient, comprising:
- an anchor pad having an upper surface and a lower surface; and
a retainer comprising, a channel having an irregular shape along its length and being located above the anchor pad, the irregular shape of the channel generally corresponding to the irregularly shaped portion of the medical article to be secured, and a cover being movable relative to the retainer so as to move between an open position and a closed position, the cover lying above at least part of the channel when in the closed position so as to inhibit the irregularly shaped portion of the medical article moving relative to the retainer.
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Abstract
An anchoring system includes a simply-structured device which 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 by way of a flexible hinge. 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 to a fitting, which in turn mounts to the retainer. Mounting the fitting to the retainer can be accomplished by inserting posts of the retainer through holes of the fitting, or by mounting the fitting within a channel defined by mounting structures integral to the retainer. The cover is then positioned over the base, by bending the flexible hinge, and latched to the base. Several embodiments of the latching mechanism are disclosed. In one form, the latching mechanism includes one or more posts on the base which can be releasably locked into corresponding slotted holes in the cover.
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55 Claims
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1. An anchoring system for securing a medical article having an irregularly shaped portion to the body of a patient, comprising:
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an anchor pad having an upper surface and a lower surface; and
a retainer comprising, a channel having an irregular shape along its length and being located above the anchor pad, the irregular shape of the channel generally corresponding to the irregularly shaped portion of the medical article to be secured, and a cover being movable relative to the retainer so as to move between an open position and a closed position, the cover lying above at least part of the channel when in the closed position so as to inhibit the irregularly shaped portion of the medical article moving relative to 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, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of securing at least a portion of a medical article to the body of a patient, the method comprising:
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providing an anchoring device having an anchor pad and a retainer, the retainer attached to an upper surface of the anchor and comprising an irregularly shaped channel and a cover, the irregularly shaped channel being located above the anchor pad and having a shape which generally corresponds to the shape of the portion of the medical article to be secured, and the cover being movably connected so as to move between an open position and a closed position, the cover lying above at least part of the irregularly shaped channel when in the closed position so as to inhibit the irregularly shaped portion of the medical article from moving in a transverse direction relative to the channel;
positioning the cover into the open position;
inserting at least a portion of the medical article into the channel, wherein a first longitudinal location along the channel has a lateral width which exceeds a second longitudinal location along the channel;
positioning the cover into the closed position so as to grip the secured portion of the medical article in a non-occlusive manner; and
securing the anchoring device to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. 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 being capable of receiving a portion of the medical article, the retainer including, a channel having a bottom surface and first and second surfaces forming an irregular shape that generally corresponds to the shape of the elongated medical article to be secured wherein the first surface is arranged relative to the second surface so that at least a portion of the medical article fits there between, and a cover having a first end and a second end, the first end of the cover being coupled to the retainer, and the second end of the cover being movable between a closed position, in which the second end of the cover lies generally above the channel, and an open position, in which the second end of the cover is spaced apart from the channel so as to allow ingress of the medical article into the channel. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An anchoring system comprising:
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a medical article having an elongated body at least of portion of which being irregularly shaped such that the width of the medical article varies along its length; and
a retainer having a base having a bottom surface, a channel located above the bottom surface and having a varying width that is configured to generally match at least part of the irregularly shaped portion of the elongated body, and a cover located over at least a portion of the channel and movable between an open position and a closed position, the cover cooperating with the channel to inhibit at least part of the irregularly shaped portion of the elongated body from moving relative to the retainer. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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