Anchoring system for a medical article
First Claim
1. An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article to the skin of a patient, including a retainer comprising:
- a base;
a cover being pivotally coupled to the base and moveable between an open position and a closed position; and
a latching mechanism operable between the base and the cover to selectively secure the cover to the base when the cover is in the closed position, the latching mechanism having an operator attached to either the cover or the base and being depressible from a locked position to an unlocked position, the latching mechanism securing the cover to the base with the operator in the locked position, and permitting movement of the cover relative to the base with the operator in the unlocked position.
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Abstract
An anchoring system secures a catheter to the body of a patient and arrests axial movement of the catheter without meaningfully impairing fluid flow through the catheter. The anchoring system includes an anchor pad that adheres to the patient'"'"'s skin and supports a retainer. The retainer includes interacting structure with a cooperating keeper and latch that releasably moves the retainer between an open and a closed position. When in the open position, the retainer can receive a portion of the catheter and be subsequently moved to the closed position. The retainer further includes one or more retention mechanisms that inhibit axial movement of the catheter relative to the retainer when the catheter is secured therein. In one mode, the retainer includes interacting structure with a keeper and latch. The keeper selectively cooperates with the latch to secure the retainer in a closed position where the cover is generally over to the base. In another mode, the anchoring system includes a mount that allows the retainer to rotate 360° relative to the anchor pad.
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25 Claims
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1. An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article to the skin of a patient, including a retainer comprising:
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a base;
a cover being pivotally coupled to the base and moveable between an open position and a closed position; and
a latching mechanism operable between the base and the cover to selectively secure the cover to the base when the cover is in the closed position, the latching mechanism having an operator attached to either the cover or the base and being depressible from a locked position to an unlocked position, the latching mechanism securing the cover to the base with the operator in the locked position, and permitting movement of the cover relative to the base with the operator in the unlocked position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article to the skin of a patient, including a retainer comprising:
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a base;
a cover being pivotally coupled to the base and moveable between an open position and a closed position; and
a latching mechanism operable between the base and the cover to selectively secure the cover to the base when the cover is in the closed position, the latching mechanism including a keeper having at least one member capable of interengaging with at least a portion of the base, a latch having a recess which accepts at least a portion of the member when the cover is in the closed position, the latch including a movable entranceway providing selective access to the recess, and an operator lever that can be actuated by the fingertip of a medical attendant to open the entrance and allow the bar to enter into the recess so that the keeper and latch engage. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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