Anchoring system for a medical article
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1. A securement system comprising:
- a medical article having a fitting that includes a pair of laterally extending wings; and
a securement device comprising;
a mounting layer having a mounting surface at least partially covered by an adhesive for attaching the securement device to the body of the patient;
a base surface accessible from an opposite side of the mounting layer; and
first and second retention surfaces each being distanced in a transverse direction from the base surface by a sufficient distance so as to define a receiving space therebetween, the receiving space being of a size so as to releasably accept at least a portion of the laterally extending wings, the first and second retention surfaces being arranged relative to each other so as to define an entranceway into the receiving space along a longitudinal axis, the entranceway having a lateral width less than a width of the fitting.
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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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19 Claims
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1. A securement system comprising:
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a medical article having a fitting that includes a pair of laterally extending wings; and a securement device comprising; a mounting layer having a mounting surface at least partially covered by an adhesive for attaching the securement device to the body of the patient; a base surface accessible from an opposite side of the mounting layer; and first and second retention surfaces each being distanced in a transverse direction from the base surface by a sufficient distance so as to define a receiving space therebetween, the receiving space being of a size so as to releasably accept at least a portion of the laterally extending wings, the first and second retention surfaces being arranged relative to each other so as to define an entranceway into the receiving space along a longitudinal axis, the entranceway having a lateral width less than a width of the fitting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A securement system comprising:
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a medical article having an elongated body and a pair of laterally extending surfaces; and a securement device comprising; an anchor pad having a mounting surface at least partially covered by an adhesive layer for attaching the securement device to the patient'"'"'s body, and a receiving surface oriented so as to face away from the patient'"'"'s body, the receiving surface including a longitudinally extending section along which at least a portion of the medical article lies when secured by the securement device; and a pair of retention surfaces being spaced in a transverse direction from the receiving surface by a sufficient distance to releasably accept at least a portion of the laterally extending surfaces between the pair of retention surfaces and the receiving surface, inner edges of the pair of retention surfaces defining an entranceway along a longitudinal axis, the pair of retention surfaces and the receiving surface together defining a receiving space, the receiving space having a lateral dimension which is greater than a lateral dimension of the entranceway, wherein at least a portion of the laterally extending surfaces of the medical article is retained within the receiving space. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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