Medical tubing securement assembly and methods of use

• US 8,052,649 B2
• Filed: 09/15/2006
• Issued: 11/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Venetec International Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Venetec International Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Wright, Clifford A.
• Primary Examiner(s): STIGELL, THEODORE J
• Application Number:
  US11/532,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20070066958A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,880 Days
• Field of Search: 604174-180, 604/250, 604/500
• US Class Current: 604/174
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/024 having a clip or clamp system
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0266 using pads, patches, tapes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/028 having a mainly rigid support structure
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/02 Holding devices, e.g. on the body

Abstract

A medical tubing securement assembly includes a base having a disc, and a retaining adapter removably and rotatably attached to the disc. The retaining adapter includes a longitudinal passage for receiving a locking adapter. The locking adapter includes a longitudinal passage for receiving a medical tube. Once the tube is inserted into the locking adapter, the locking adapter may be rotated within the retaining adapter, around the tube, to secure the tube within the securement assembly.

Claims

1. A medical tubing securement device, comprising:

a base;

a retaining adapter rotatably attached to the base; and

a locking adapter secured within the retaining adapter and movable relative to the base, wherein at least a portion of the locking adapter is rotatable between an unlocked position in which it is adapted to receive a medical tube, and a locked position in which it is adapted to secure the medical tube within the retaining adapter, and wherein said portion of the locking adapter is disposed within the retaining adapter at least when in the unlocked position, wherein the locking adapter comprises a first proximal sleeve, including a first opening, connected to a first distal sleeve, including a second opening, wherein the first opening is not longitudinally aligned with the second opening, and wherein the first opening is oriented approximately 90°

relative to the second opening.

2. The medical tubing securement device of claim 1 wherein the retaining adapter comprises a second proximal sleeve, including a third opening, connected to a second distal sleeve, including a fourth opening, wherein the first and third openings are alignable with the second and fourth openings, respectively, when the locking adapter is in the unlocked position.

3. A medical tubing securement device, comprising:

a base plate;

a disc attached to the base plate, with the disc including a raised ring at a perimeter of the disc;

a retaining adapter including first and second connection grooves, wherein the raised ring is inserted into the first and second connection grooves to provide rotation of the retaining adapter about the disc; and

a locking adapter secured within the retaining adapter, wherein the locking adapter is rotatable between an unlocked position in which it is adapted to receive a medical tube, and a locked position in which it is adapted to secure the medical tube within the retaining adapter.

4. The medical tubing securement device of claim 3 wherein the retaining adapter is removably attached to the disc via a snap-fit between the raised ring and the first and second connection grooves.

5. The medical tubing securement device of claim 3 wherein the locking adapter comprises a first proximal sleeve, including a first opening, connected to a first distal sleeve, including a second opening.

6. The medical tubing securement device of claim 5 wherein the first opening is not longitudinally aligned with the second opening.

7. The medical tubing securement device of claim 6 wherein the first opening is oriented approximately 90°

relative to the second opening.

8. The medical tubing securement device of claim 5 wherein the retaining adapter comprises a second proximal sleeve, including a third opening, connected to a second distal sleeve, including a fourth opening, wherein the first and third openings are alignable with the second and fourth openings, respectively, when the locking adapter is in the unlocked position.

9. The medical tubing securement device of claim 3 further comprising a base pad to which the base plate is secured, with the base pad including an adhesive surface for securing the base pad to a patient.

10. A method for securing a medical tube to a patient, comprising:

securing a medical tubing securement device, including a locking adapter rotatably secured within a retaining adapter, to the patient;

inserting the medical tube through aligned openings in the retaining adapter and the locking adapter and into a channel having a central axis; and

rotating the locking adapter around the central axis to move the openings in the locking adapter out of alignment with the openings in the retaining adapter, thereby securing the medical tube within the medical tubing securement device.

11. A medical tubing securement device, comprising:

a base;

a retaining adapter rotatably attached to the base; and

a locking adapter defining a passage for receiving at least a portion of a medical tube, at least a portion of the locking adapter being secured within the retaining adapter, wherein the secured portion of the locking adapter is rotatable between an unlocked position in which it is adapted to receive the medical tube, and a locked position in which it is adapted to secure the medical tube within the retaining adapter, and wherein a diameter of at least a portion of the passage does not change when the locking adapter is rotated to the locked position.

12. A medical tubing securement device, comprising:

a base;

a retaining adapter rotatably attached to the base to rotate about a first axis; and

a locking adapter secured within the retaining adapter, wherein the locking adapter is rotatable about a second axis between an unlocked position in which it is adapted to receive a medical tube, and a locked position in which it is adapted to secure the medical tube within the retaining adapter,

wherein the second axis is different than the first axis.

13. The medical tubing securement device of claim 12, wherein the second axis is a longitudinal axis.

14. The medical tubing securement device of claim 12, wherein the first axis is a vertical axis that is substantially perpendicular to a plane of the base.

15. A medical tubing securement device, comprising:

a base;

a retaining adapter rotatably attached to the base; and

a locking adapter secured within the retaining adapter, wherein the locking adapter is rotatable between an unlocked position in which it is adapted to receive a medical tube, and a locked position in which it is adapted to secure the medical tube within the retaining adapter, and wherein the locking adapter comprises a first proximal sleeve, including a first opening, connected to a first distal sleeve, including a second opening.

16. The medical tubing securement device of claim 15 wherein the base includes a disc to which the retaining adapter is rotatably and removably attached.

17. The medical tubing securement device of claim 15 further comprising a disc rotatably attached to the base, wherein the retaining adapter is fixedly attached to the disc.

18. The medical tubing securement device of claim 15 wherein the locking adapter includes a longitudinal passage for receiving the medical tube.

19. The medical tubing securement device of claim 15 further comprising a lever on the locking adapter for facilitating manual rotation of the locking adapter.

20. The medical tubing securement device of claim 19 further comprising a projection on the retaining adapter over which the lever may be moved to secure the locking adapter into the locked position.

21. The medical tubing securement device of claim 15 further comprising a base pad to which the base is secured, with the base pad including an adhesive surface for securing the base pad to a patient.

22. A medical tubing securement device, comprising:

a base;

a retaining adapter rotatably attached to the base; and

a locking adapter secured within the retaining adapter, wherein the locking adapter is rotatable between an unlocked position in which it is adapted to receive a medical tube, and a locked position in which it is adapted to secure the medical tube within the retaining adapter, wherein the locking adapter comprises a first proximal sleeve, including a first opening, connected to a first distal sleeve, including a second opening, and wherein the first opening is not longitudinally aligned with the second opening.

23. A medical tubing securement device, comprising:

a base;

a retaining adapter rotatably attached to the base; and

a locking adapter secured within the retaining adapter, wherein the locking adapter is rotatable between an unlocked position in which it is adapted to receive a medical tube, and a locked position in which it is adapted to secure the medical tube within the retaining adapter, wherein the locking adapter comprises a first proximal sleeve, including a first opening, connected to a first distal sleeve, including a second opening, and wherein the retaining adapter comprises a second proximal sleeve, including a third opening, connected to a second distal sleeve, including a fourth opening, wherein the first and third openings are alignable with the second and fourth openings, respectively, when the locking adapter is in the unlocked position.

24. The medical tubing securement device of claim 23 further comprising an elevated wedge on an outer surface of the first proximal sleeve for engaging in an interference fit with an inner surface of the second proximal sleeve when the locking adapter is rotated into the locked position.