Medical article anchoring system
First Claim
1. A securement system for anchoring a medical article to a body of a patient, the securement system comprising:
- a fitting attached to the medical article and having a pair of wings, each wing extending laterally beyond a body of the fitting;
a securement device including a mounting surface for attaching the securement device to the patient'"'"'s body; and
a retainer being supported at least partially by the mounting surface and defining a receiving area, the retainer comprising a base and a plurality of clips that extend from the base, the clips being spaced apart by a distance that substantially equals a distance across a portion of the pair of wings of the fitting, each clip including an abutment section to abut against a corresponding outer edge of one of the pair of wings and a tang, the tang being disposed above the receiving area at a height equal to or greater than a transverse thickness of the pair of wings at a location along a longitudinal axis at the corresponding outer edge but less than a transverse thickness of a lateral cross section through the body at the location along the longitudinal axis, and at least two of the plurality of clips being disposed adjacent to a generally longitudinally facing surface of the pair of wings so as to prevent the fitting from being pulled through the securement device in both forward and backward longitudinal directions.
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Abstract
An anchoring system provides secure attachment between a portion of a medical article and a body of a patient. The anchoring system comprises a securement device and a first fitting attached to the medical article, the first fitting having a first configuration. Embodiments of the anchoring system also comprise a second fitting attached to the medical article. The second fitting has a second configuration that differs from the first. The securement device includes a mounting surface for attaching the securement device to the patient'"'"'s body and a receiving area. The receiving area is oriented so as to face away from the patient'"'"'s body, and includes retainer mechanisms that are capable of engaging one or both of the first and second fittings, which have different configurations.
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21 Claims
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1. A securement system for anchoring a medical article to a body of a patient, the securement system comprising:
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a fitting attached to the medical article and having a pair of wings, each wing extending laterally beyond a body of the fitting; a securement device including a mounting surface for attaching the securement device to the patient'"'"'s body; and a retainer being supported at least partially by the mounting surface and defining a receiving area, the retainer comprising a base and a plurality of clips that extend from the base, the clips being spaced apart by a distance that substantially equals a distance across a portion of the pair of wings of the fitting, each clip including an abutment section to abut against a corresponding outer edge of one of the pair of wings and a tang, the tang being disposed above the receiving area at a height equal to or greater than a transverse thickness of the pair of wings at a location along a longitudinal axis at the corresponding outer edge but less than a transverse thickness of a lateral cross section through the body at the location along the longitudinal axis, and at least two of the plurality of clips being disposed adjacent to a generally longitudinally facing surface of the pair of wings so as to prevent the fitting from being pulled through the securement device in both forward and backward longitudinal directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21)
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9. A securement system comprising:
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a fitting attached to a medical article and having a pair of wings, each wing extending laterally beyond a body of the fitting; a mounting surface for attaching the securement device to the patient'"'"'s body; and a retainer being supported at least partially by the mounting surface, the retainer comprising a base and a plurality of clips that extend from the base, the clips being spaced apart by a distance that substantially equals a distance across a portion of the pair of wings of the fitting, each clip including an abutment section to abut against a corresponding outer edge of one of the pair of wings and a tang, the tang being disposed above the base at a height equal to or greater than a transverse thickness of the pair of wings at a location along a longitudinal axis at the corresponding outer edge but less than a transverse thickness of a lateral cross section through the body at the location along the longitudinal axis, and at least two of the plurality of clips being disposed adjacent to a generally longitudinally facing surface of the pair of wings so as to prevent the fitting from being pulled through the securement device in both forward and backward longitudinal directions. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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