Anchor instrumentation and methods
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1. An anchor sleeve device, comprising:
- an elongate body that defines at least one working channel extending from a proximal portion to a distal tip portion;
a subcutaneous anchor mechanism coupled to the elongate body, the subcutaneous anchor mechanism having one or more flexible anchors that extend away from an outer wall of the elongate body when in a deployed orientation with the distal tip portion of the elongate body in a subcutaneous layer;
a subcutaneous cuff device arranged along an outer surface of the elongate body at a position distally of the one or more flexible anchors, the subcutaneous cuff device comprising a biocompatible material to receive ingrowth of bodily tissue when disposed in the subcutaneous layer, wherein the working channel of the elongate body is sized to receive a catheter having a catheter tip, wherein when the catheter is distally advanced through the working channel, a cuff-to-tip distance between the subcutaneous cuff device and the catheter tip is adjusted; and
a locking device that releasably affixes to the catheter when the catheter is received in the working channel, wherein the locking device is shiftable to compress at least a portion of an outer surface of the catheter when the catheter is received in the working channel, wherein the locking device affixes the catheter in response to the one or more flexible anchors being adjusted to the deployed orientation.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system includes an anchor sleeve and a catheter (or other medical instrument) to advance though a working channel of the anchor sleeve. The anchor sleeve may have a subcutaneous cuff device arranged along an outer surface. In such circumstances, the embedded cuff device can inhibit the migration of infection from outside the skin and into the blood stream.
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1. An anchor sleeve device, comprising:
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an elongate body that defines at least one working channel extending from a proximal portion to a distal tip portion; a subcutaneous anchor mechanism coupled to the elongate body, the subcutaneous anchor mechanism having one or more flexible anchors that extend away from an outer wall of the elongate body when in a deployed orientation with the distal tip portion of the elongate body in a subcutaneous layer; a subcutaneous cuff device arranged along an outer surface of the elongate body at a position distally of the one or more flexible anchors, the subcutaneous cuff device comprising a biocompatible material to receive ingrowth of bodily tissue when disposed in the subcutaneous layer, wherein the working channel of the elongate body is sized to receive a catheter having a catheter tip, wherein when the catheter is distally advanced through the working channel, a cuff-to-tip distance between the subcutaneous cuff device and the catheter tip is adjusted; and a locking device that releasably affixes to the catheter when the catheter is received in the working channel, wherein the locking device is shiftable to compress at least a portion of an outer surface of the catheter when the catheter is received in the working channel, wherein the locking device affixes the catheter in response to the one or more flexible anchors being adjusted to the deployed orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An anchor system for placement of a catheter device, comprising:
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an anchor sleeve having an elongate body that defines at least one working channel extending from a proximal portion to a distal tip portion of the anchor sleeve, and having a subcutaneous cuff device arranged along an outer surface of the elongate body, the subcutaneous cuff device comprising a biocompatible material to embed in bodily tissue when disposed in a subcutaneous layer; and a catheter device to advance though the working channel of the anchor sleeve and into a targeted body site, the catheter device defining at least one lumen that extends to a catheter tip opening, the catheter device having a length greater than the anchor sleeve such that the subcutaneous cuff device and the distal tip portion of the anchor sleeve remain in the subcutaneous layer when the catheter device advances distally into the targeted body site, wherein, when the catheter device is advanced through the working channel of the anchor sleeve, the distance from the subcutaneous cuff device to the catheter tip opening is adjustable, wherein the anchor sleeve further comprises a subcutaneous anchor mechanism coupled to the elongate body, the subcutaneous anchor mechanism having one or more flexible anchors that extend away from an outer wall of the elongate body when in a deployed orientation in a subcutaneous layer, wherein the anchor sleeve further comprises a locking device that releasably affixes to the catheter when the catheter is received in the working channel, and wherein the anchor sleeve further comprises an actuator that is adjustable relative to the elongate body from a first position to a second position so as to simultaneously shift the flexible anchors to the deployed orientation and shift the locking device to compress at least a portion of an outer surface of the catheter when the catheter is received in the working channel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An anchor sleeve device, comprising:
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an elongate body that defines at least one working channel extending from a proximal opening to a distal tip opening so as to receive a catheter; a subcutaneous anchor mechanism coupled to the elongate body, the subcutaneous anchor mechanism having one or more flexible anchors that extend away from the body wall when in a deployed orientation in a subcutaneous layer; a locking device that releasably affixes to the catheter when the catheter is received in the working channel; and an actuator that is adjustable relative to the elongate body from a first position to a second position so as to simultaneously shift the flexible anchors to the deployed orientation and shift the locking device to compress at least a portion of an outer surface of the catheter when the catheter is received in the working channel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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