Intravenous catheter anchoring device
First Claim
1. An intravenous catheter anchoring device for securing a catheter to a patient, wherein the catheter includes a distal section configured to be at least partially inserted into the patient and a proximal section, said device comprising:
- a platform configured for removable attachment to the patient and including a plurality of connectors, each connector having a distal end and including an upstanding wall spaced from the distal end, the upstanding wall projecting from said connector; and
a retaining strap cooperating with the plurality of connectors to define a catheter-receiving passageway configured to receive a portion of the catheter with the proximal and distal sections projecting outwardly therefrom,said retaining strap comprising an elastomeric body and a plurality of lobes, with the body being elastically stretched when the catheter portion is received in the passageway wherein the catheter is gripped and thereby axially retained by the device, each lobe projecting towards the platform and engaging a respective upstanding wall at least when said retaining strap is cooperating with said plurality of connectors,said elastomeric body having a Shore A Durometer hardness in the range of about 40 to about 70.
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Abstract
An intravenous catheter anchoring assembly is disclosed and includes a patient-contacting membrane, a platform, and a retaining strap for securing a catheter or tubing of an administration set to a patient. The strap is attached to the platform with adjustable pull-tabs that permit a variety of catheter shapes and sizes to be secured. The strap is also elastomeric so that the strap is stretchable and thereby grabs the secured catheter. The strap and platform further define a plurality of passageways that permit the catheter to be secured in a plurality of non-aligned directions.
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1. An intravenous catheter anchoring device for securing a catheter to a patient, wherein the catheter includes a distal section configured to be at least partially inserted into the patient and a proximal section, said device comprising:
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a platform configured for removable attachment to the patient and including a plurality of connectors, each connector having a distal end and including an upstanding wall spaced from the distal end, the upstanding wall projecting from said connector; and a retaining strap cooperating with the plurality of connectors to define a catheter-receiving passageway configured to receive a portion of the catheter with the proximal and distal sections projecting outwardly therefrom, said retaining strap comprising an elastomeric body and a plurality of lobes, with the body being elastically stretched when the catheter portion is received in the passageway wherein the catheter is gripped and thereby axially retained by the device, each lobe projecting towards the platform and engaging a respective upstanding wall at least when said retaining strap is cooperating with said plurality of connectors, said elastomeric body having a Shore A Durometer hardness in the range of about 40 to about 70. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An intravenous catheter anchoring device for securing a catheter to a patient, wherein the catheter includes a distal section configured to be at least partially inserted into the patient, a proximal section, and a suture hub intermediate of the proximal and distal sections, with the suture hub including a hub body and oppositely extending suture wings projecting from the hub body, said device comprising:
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a platform configured for removable attachment to the patient and including a plurality of connectors, each connector having a distal end and including an upstanding wall spaced from the distal end, the upstanding wall projecting from said connector; and a retaining strap presenting a lower surface that cooperates with the plurality of connectors to define a catheter-receiving passageway configured to receive the suture hub with the proximal and distal catheter sections projecting outwardly therefrom, said retaining strap comprising an elastomeric body coupled to the platform at a coupling location and removably attached to the platform at a pair of spaced apart discrete attachment locations, with the body being elastically stretched when the suture hub is received in the passageway, said retaining strap and platform cooperatively defining a wing-receiving section of the catheter-receiving passageway between the attachment locations, with the wing-receiving section configured to receive one of the wings of the suture hub therein, said body presenting a stretch portion between the coupling location and the attachment locations, said stretch portion being configured to engage the suture hub when received in the passageway, said body being configured so that the stretch portion undergoes greater strain than the coupling and attachment locations when the body is elastically stretched, said attachment locations each including a lobe protruding from the lower surface, with the lobes of the attachment locations extending generally toward one another to cooperatively position the one wing therebetween, each lobe engaging a respective upstanding wall at least when said retaining strap is cooperating with said plurality of connectors. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. An intravenous catheter anchoring device for securing a catheter to a patient, wherein the catheter includes a distal section configured to be at least partially inserted into the patient, a proximal section, and a suture hub intermediate of the proximal and distal sections, with the suture hub including a hub body and oppositely extending suture wings projecting from the hub body, said device comprising:
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a platform configured for removable attachment to the patient, said platform presenting a catheter-receiving internal platform surface, an outer perimeter, and at least two pairs of connectors spaced along the perimeter; and a retaining strap cooperating with the platform to define a catheter-receiving passageway configured to receive the suture hub with the proximal and distal sections projecting outwardly therefrom, said retaining strap comprising an elongated flexible body presenting at least two pairs of spaced apart discrete attachment locations, with each of the attachment locations being releasably connectable to a respective one of the connectors, each of said connectors including an upright post that projects upwardly from the platform surface for receiving the strap at the corresponding attachment location, said retaining strap and platform cooperatively defining a wing-receiving section of the catheter-receiving passageway between adjacent ones of the connectors, with each wing-receiving section configured to receive one of the wings of the suture hub therein, each of said connectors further including an upstanding wing-engaging member that is integrally formed with the post and projects therefrom to cooperatively define the respective wing-receiving section, said retaining strap further including a plurality of lobes, each lobe projecting towards the platform and engaging a respective one of the upstanding wing-engaging members at least when said post is received by the corresponding attachment location of said retaining strap. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
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102. An intravenous catheter anchoring device for securing a catheter to a patient, wherein the catheter includes a distal section configured to be at least partially inserted into the patient and a proximal section, said device comprising:
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a platform configured for removable attachment to the patient, said platform presenting a connector; and a retaining strap cooperating with the platform to define a catheter-receiving passageway configured to receive a portion of the catheter with the proximal and distal sections projecting outwardly therefrom, said retaining strap comprising an elastomeric body presenting spaced apart opposite ends, one of which is coupled to the platform at a coupling location and the other of which is removably attached to the connector, said body including a pull-tab and a plurality of lobes, the pull-tab being removably attached to the connector at an attachment location, each lobe projecting towards the platform at least when said retaining strap is cooperating with said platform, said connector including a post removably receiving the pull-tab and extending from the attachment location in a direction away from the coupling location, said elastomeric body being elastically stretched when the catheter portion is received in the passageway, with the pull-tab tending to remain on the post when the body is stretched, said connector including a planar section that extends radially from the post toward the coupling location and is configured to space the catheter apart from at least a portion of the post and to engage a respective lobe at least when said post is received by said retaining strap. - View Dependent Claims (103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130)
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