Medical line anchoring system
First Claim
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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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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25 Claims
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1. A securement system for attaching a fitting on a medical line to a patient, the system comprising:
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a retainer having a 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A securement system for attaching a fitting on a medical line to a patient, the system comprising:
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a retainer having a base; at least four posts, each post extending from the base, the posts being arranged at an equal distance relative to a center point so as to define a generally rectangular shape, each post having an enlarged head at an end distal of the base; at least two walls extending from the base, the walls being located within the generally rectangular shape defined by the posts, the walls being arranged relative to each other so as to define a non-uniform distance for securing at least a portion of the fitting therebetween, said distance increasing in a longitudinal direction away from the center point; and a cover being movable relative to the base from a closed position in which at least a portion of the cover is disposed beneath at least one of the enlarged heads and another portion of the cover is disposed above the walls, the cover including at least four apertures, each aperture receiving a corresponding one of the enlarged heads. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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