Catheter securement device
First Claim
1. A securement system for securing a medical article to the skin of a patient, the system comprising:
- an anchor pad having a lower surface at least partially covered by an adhesive for contacting the patient'"'"'s skin;
a medical article having a generally elongated tubular body, a ridge circumscribing at least a portion of the tubular body, and at least one spline extending generally perpendicular to the ridge and on either side of the ridge, the ridge defining a contact surface; and
a retainer being supported by the anchor pad and having,a pair of upstanding walls separated by a base region to define a channel therebetween,a longitudinal access opening disposed on an upperside of the retainer,at least one groove disposed in the channel and generally parallel to the channel, the at least one groove being sized and shaped so as to receive at least a portion of the spline when the medical article is secured within the retainer,an abutment surface disposed in the channel and generally perpendicular to the at least one groove, the abutment surface cooperating with the contact surface on the medical article to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article relative to the retainer in at least one direction when the spline is disposed within the groove and the medical article is secured within the retainer, anda distal abutment surface, the distal abutment surface being defined at least in part by a distal edge of the pair of walls and disposed so as to contact a surface of the medical article at least when the medical article is disposed within the retainer.
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Abstract
A securement system (100) includes a device which permits a portion of a catheter or similar medical article to be easily anchored to a patient, desirably without the use of tape or needles and suture. A securement system for an elongated medical article comprises an anchor pad (110) and a retainer (120) mounted upon the anchor pad. The retainer (120) includes a channel (130) that has at least one abutment surface (160) corresponding to a contact surface on the medical article and a groove (210) configured to receive a spline (40) of the medical article. The medical article is placed into the channel (130). The medical article is secured within the channel by retaining at least one spline (40) and contact surface on the medical article.
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18 Claims
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1. A securement system for securing a medical article to the skin of a patient, the system comprising:
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an anchor pad having a lower surface at least partially covered by an adhesive for contacting the patient'"'"'s skin; a medical article having a generally elongated tubular body, a ridge circumscribing at least a portion of the tubular body, and at least one spline extending generally perpendicular to the ridge and on either side of the ridge, the ridge defining a contact surface; and a retainer being supported by the anchor pad and having, a pair of upstanding walls separated by a base region to define a channel therebetween, a longitudinal access opening disposed on an upperside of the retainer, at least one groove disposed in the channel and generally parallel to the channel, the at least one groove being sized and shaped so as to receive at least a portion of the spline when the medical article is secured within the retainer, an abutment surface disposed in the channel and generally perpendicular to the at least one groove, the abutment surface cooperating with the contact surface on the medical article to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article relative to the retainer in at least one direction when the spline is disposed within the groove and the medical article is secured within the retainer, and a distal abutment surface, the distal abutment surface being defined at least in part by a distal edge of the pair of walls and disposed so as to contact a surface of the medical article at least when the medical article is disposed within the retainer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A retainer for securing a medical article, the medical article having a generally elongated tubular body, a ridge circumscribing at least a portion of the tubular body, and at least one spline extending generally perpendicular to the ridge and on either side of the ridge, the ridge defining a contact surface, the retainer comprising:
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a pair of upstanding walls separated by a base region to define a channel therebetween; at least one groove disposed in the channel, the at least one groove being sized and shaped so as to receive at least a portion of the at least one spline of the medical article; an abutment surface disposed in the channel and generally perpendicular to the at least one groove, the at least one abutment surface cooperating with the contact surface to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article relative to the retainer in at least one direction at least when the spline is disposed within the groove and the medical article is secured within the retainer, and a distal abutment surface, the distal abutment surface being defined at least in part by a distal edge of the pair of walls and disposed so as to contact a surface of the medical article at least when the medical article is disposed within the retainer. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of securing a medical article to a patient, the medical article having a generally elongated tubular body, at least two ridges circumscribing at least a portion of the tubular body at different longitudinal locations, and a pair of splines extending generally perpendicular to the ridges, each of the ridges defining a contact surface, the method comprising:
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providing a retainer having a channel, a pair of longitudinal grooves disposed within the channel and separated by a base surface, and at least two abutments at different longitudinal locations, at least one of the at least two abutments being defined at least in part by a distal edge of the retainer; locating the retainer with respect to the medical article so as to generally align the pair of splines with the pair of grooves; pushing the medical article towards the channel so that at least a portion of the splines are received within the grooves; and sliding the splines of the medical article in the grooves until the contact surfaces of the medical article abut the at least two abutment surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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