Medical line anchoring system
First Claim
1. An anchoring system for securing a medical line to the body of a patient, the system comprising:
- a fitting on a medical line, the filling having a body and a pair of outwardly extending wings; and
a retainer including a base that defines a receiving area for receiving at least a portion of the pair of outwardly extending wings, a cover, and first and second pairs of posts, the cover being movable between a closed position in which at least a portion of the cover extends over at least a portion of the receiving area and an open position in which the receiving area is at least partially open, the first and second pairs of posts extending between the base and the cover at least when the cover is in the closed position, at least two of the posts of the first and second pairs of posts being disposed on the receiving area and spaced apart so as to receive at least a first portion of the pair of outwardly extending wings therebetween, and at least two other posts of the first and second pairs of posts being disposed on the receiving area and spaced apart so as to receive at least a second portion of the pair of outwardly extending wings therebetween, at least a portion of each of the first and second pairs of posts being located at least partially beneath the cover when the cover is in the closed 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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18 Claims
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1. An anchoring system for securing a medical line to the body of a patient, the system comprising:
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a fitting on a medical line, the filling having a body and a pair of outwardly extending wings; and a retainer including a base that defines a receiving area for receiving at least a portion of the pair of outwardly extending wings, a cover, and first and second pairs of posts, the cover being movable between a closed position in which at least a portion of the cover extends over at least a portion of the receiving area and an open position in which the receiving area is at least partially open, the first and second pairs of posts extending between the base and the cover at least when the cover is in the closed position, at least two of the posts of the first and second pairs of posts being disposed on the receiving area and spaced apart so as to receive at least a first portion of the pair of outwardly extending wings therebetween, and at least two other posts of the first and second pairs of posts being disposed on the receiving area and spaced apart so as to receive at least a second portion of the pair of outwardly extending wings therebetween, at least a portion of each of the first and second pairs of posts being located at least partially beneath the cover when the cover is in the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An anchoring system for securing a medical line to the body of a patient, the system comprising:
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a fitting on a medical line, the fitting having a body and a pair of outwardly extending wings; and a retainer including a base that defines an area, a cover, and at least four posts, the four posts being arranged so as to define a generally rectangular perimeter, the generally rectangular perimeter surrounding the area on the base, the cover being movable between a closed position in which at least a portion of the cover extends over at least a portion of the area on the base and an open position in which the area is at least partially open, the area being sized so that the body and at least a portion of each wing lies within the perimeter defined by the four posts, at least a portion of each of the four posts being located at least partially beneath the cover when the cover is in the closed position.
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