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Medical line anchoring system

  • US 7,591,803 B2
  • Filed: 03/16/2007
  • Issued: 09/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A securement system for attaching a fitting on a medical line to a patient, the system comprising:

  • a retainer havinga base;

    a cover movable relative to the base between first and second positions; and

    at least two non-parallel walls that are spaced apart from each other by a minimal distance which substantially matches a width across a portion of the fitting so as to receive said portion of the fitting between the walls at the point of minimal distance, the walls contacting the fitting on both lateral sides of the fitting so as to inhibit longitudinal movement of the fitting relative to the retainer in at least one direction,wherein the cover extends over the walls at least at the point of minimal distance in the first position and is moved away from the walls when moved toward the second position.

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