Securement system for a medical article

• US 8,241,253 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2008
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc. (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc. (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Bracken, Ronald L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehta, Bhisma
• Assistant Examiner(s): HAYMAN, IMANI N
• Application Number:
  US12/177,092
• Publication Number:
  US 20090137961A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,485 Days
• Field of Search: 604/177, 604/179, 604/180, 604/164.04, 604/174, 604/523, 602/64
• US Class Current: 604/179
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/026 where the straps are releasably secured, e.g. by hook and loop-type fastening devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0266 using pads, patches, tapes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/02 Holding devices, e.g. on the body

Abstract

A medical article, such as a catheter, is secured to a patient with a support structure and a plurality of attachment/receiving surfaces that permit the catheter to be reoriented in multiple positions relative to the support structure including rotating the catheter about a longitudinal axis. The support structure may be an anchor pad, strap, or other structure. The plurality of attachment/receiving surfaces may be hook and loop type fasteners that are adhered to the catheter body and to the support structure. The placement of the support structure on the patient is not critical as the catheter position is not fixed relative to the support structure.

Claims

1. A medical article assembly for securing a medical article to a patient, comprising:

a medical article including a medical line, a connector for attachment to a fitting, and a first mounting surface with a first interlocking part, the first mounting surface comprising a body having a circular shape, the first interlocking part being disposed on the body such that the medical article can be secured in multiple rotational orientations about a longitudinal axis of the medical article, the medical line and the connector being disposed on opposite ends of the medical article; and

a support having two opposed sides, wherein one side is configured for attachment to a patient'"'"'s skin and the other side has a second mounting surface with a second interlocking part for selective engagement with the first interlocking part of the medical article so that the medical article is selectively connected to the support at any orientation and can be disconnected and repositioned at any orientation.

2. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the first and second interlocking parts comprise a hook and loop fastener.

3. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the support is an anchor pad and the one side configured for attachment to a patient'"'"'s skin includes an adhesive surface.

4. The catheter assembly of claim 3, wherein the adhesive surface on the anchor pad is biocompatible.

5. The medical article assembly of claim 3, wherein the adhesive surface on the anchor pad is moisture vapor permeable.

6. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the support includes a strap and a connector that secures the strap to the patient.

7. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the first interlocking part is longitudinally aligned with the medical line.

8. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the first mounting surface of the medical article comprises a cylindrical body.

9. The medical article assembly of claim 8, wherein the first interlocking part is a band adhered around the cylindrical body.

10. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the first interlocking part comprises a plurality of discrete first interlocking parts.

11. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the first interlocking part is adhered to the first mounting surface of the medical article.

12. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the first interlocking part and the second interlocking part are substantially the same size.

13. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the medical article has an auxiliary mounting surface with an auxiliary first interlocking part, and further comprising an auxiliary anchor pad with an auxiliary second interlocking part, wherein the auxiliary mounting surface is selectively mounted to the auxiliary anchor pad at any orientation.

14. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the second interlocking part is configured such that the medical article may be connected to the support at a plurality of lateral locations.

15. The medical article assembly of claim 14, wherein the second interlocking part is configured such that the medical article may be connected to the support at a plurality of longitudinal locations.

16. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the medical article comprises a catheter hub.

17. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the first mounting surface is disposed between the medical line and the connector.

18. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the connector is configured for attachment to a luer connection.

19. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the medical article comprises a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the medical line is disposed at the proximal end, and wherein the connector is disposed at the distal end.

20. The medical article assembly of claim 19, wherein the connector comprises a flange.

21. The medical article assembly of claim 1, wherein the connector comprises a screw thread disposed on an external surface of the medical article.

22. A medical article assembly for securing a medical article to a patient, comprising:

a medical article comprising a medical line including a first interlocking part and a connector for attachment to a fitting, the medical article having a circular shape, the first interlocking part being disposed on the medical article such that the medical article can be secured in multiple rotational orientations about a longitudinal axis of the medical article, the medical line and the connector being disposed on opposite ends of the medical article; and

an anchor pad comprising an adhesive surface for attachment to a patient'"'"'s skin, and a second interlocking part for selective engagement with the first interlocking part of the medical article so that the medical article is selectively connected to the anchor pad at any orientation in a plane generally parallel to a surface of the anchor pad.

23. The medical article assembly of claim 22, wherein the adhesive surface on the anchor pad is biocompatible.

24. The medical article assembly of claim 22, wherein the medical article comprises a cylindrical body.

25. The medical article assembly of claim 24, wherein the first interlocking part is a band secured to the cylindrical body.

26. The medical article assembly of claim 22, wherein the first interlocking part is configured such that the first interlocking part is engaged with the second interlocking part when the medical article is rotated 180 degrees about the longitudinal axis of the medical article.

27. The medical article assembly of claim 26, wherein the medical article is configured to be rolled across at least a portion of the anchor pad, the first and second interlocking parts being sized and shaped so that engagement of the first interlocking part and the second interlocking part is maintained during said rolling.

28. The medical article assembly of claim 22, wherein the medical article comprises a catheter hub.