Medical article anchoring system
First Claim
1. An anchoring system for securing a medical article to abody of a patient, the system comprising:
- a medical article having an elongated body, a first fitting, and a second fitting, the first and second fittings extending from the elongated body and having different configurations, the second fitting being spaced apart from the first fitting; and
a securement device including;
a mounting surface for attaching the securement device to the patient'"'"'s body; and
a receiving area facing away from the patient'"'"'s body, the receiving area including a plurality of retainer mechanisms, at least one of the retainer mechanisms being configured to engage the first fitting when the medical article is in a first longitudinal position, and at least another of the retainer mechanisms being configured to engage the second fitting when the medical article is in a second longitudinal position different from the first position.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
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.
170 Citations
10 Claims
-
1. An anchoring system for securing a medical article to a
body of a patient, the system comprising: -
a medical article having an elongated body, a first fitting, and a second fitting, the first and second fittings extending from the elongated body and having different configurations, the second fitting being spaced apart from the first fitting; and a securement device including; a mounting surface for attaching the securement device to the patient'"'"'s body; and a receiving area facing away from the patient'"'"'s body, the receiving area including a plurality of retainer mechanisms, at least one of the retainer mechanisms being configured to engage the first fitting when the medical article is in a first longitudinal position, and at least another of the retainer mechanisms being configured to engage the second fitting when the medical article is in a second longitudinal position different from the first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. An anchoring system for securing a medical article to a body of a patient, the system comprising:
-
a medical article having an elongated body, a first fitting, and a second fitting, the first and second fittings extending from the elongated body and having different configurations, the second fitting being spaced apart from the first fitting; and a securement device including; a mounting surface for attaching the securement device to the patient'"'"'s body; and a receiving area facing away from the patient'"'"'s body, the receiving area including a plurality of retainer mechanisms, at least one of the retainer mechanisms being configured to engage the first fitting and at least another of the retainer mechanisms being configured to engage the second fitting, wherein at least one of the retainer mechanisms comprises four clips that engage the second fitting around a perimeter of the fitting.
-
Specification