Integrated vascular delivery system
First Claim
1. An integrated vascular delivery system adapted to stabilize a catheter inserted at an insertion site on a patient, comprising:
- a catheter hub configured to conform to a surface of the patient and configured to provide a first anchoring point on the patient, wherein the catheter hub comprises a proximal region and a distal region, and is configured to receive a catheter, at the proximal region, to transfer a fluid at the insertion site;
a fluidic channel that fluidly communicates with the catheter, wherein the fluidic channel is configured to pass through the catheter hub and provide a fluid path into the catheter;
a septum, coupled to the catheter hub on the distal region of the catheter hub such that a portion of the first anchoring point is positioned laterally from a distal region of the septum, said septum configured to receive a needle and to direct the needle into a portion of the fluidic channel and into the catheter, thereby facilitating insertion of the catheter at the insertion site; and
an extension tube, fluidically coupled to the fluidic channel by way of the catheter hub.
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Abstract
An integrated vascular delivery system having a frame configured to receive a catheter insertable in a patient to deliver fluid at an insertion site. The frame includes a first hub, a second hub, and a pair of flexible lateral members extending between the hubs and including a tubular lateral member. The system also includes a fluidic channel that fluidically communicates with the catheter, wherein the fluidic channel passes through the tubular lateral member and at least one of the hubs, and includes a fixed turnabout portion in which fluid flows in a direction different from that within the catheter. The first and second hubs provide anchoring points on the patient distributed around the insertion site and on opposite ends of the catheter, thereby anchoring the frame to the patient and stabilizing the catheter. A method is provided for using an integrated vascular delivery system.
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1. An integrated vascular delivery system adapted to stabilize a catheter inserted at an insertion site on a patient, comprising:
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a catheter hub configured to conform to a surface of the patient and configured to provide a first anchoring point on the patient, wherein the catheter hub comprises a proximal region and a distal region, and is configured to receive a catheter, at the proximal region, to transfer a fluid at the insertion site; a fluidic channel that fluidly communicates with the catheter, wherein the fluidic channel is configured to pass through the catheter hub and provide a fluid path into the catheter; a septum, coupled to the catheter hub on the distal region of the catheter hub such that a portion of the first anchoring point is positioned laterally from a distal region of the septum, said septum configured to receive a needle and to direct the needle into a portion of the fluidic channel and into the catheter, thereby facilitating insertion of the catheter at the insertion site; and an extension tube, fluidically coupled to the fluidic channel by way of the catheter hub. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An integrated vascular delivery system adapted to stabilize a catheter inserted at an insertion site on a patient, comprising:
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a catheter hub configured to provide a first anchoring point on the patient, wherein the catheter hub comprises a proximal region and a distal region, and is configured to receive a catheter, at the proximal region, to transfer a fluid at the insertion site; a fluidic channel that fluidly communicates with the catheter, wherein the fluidic channel is configured to pass through the catheter hub and provide a fluid path into the catheter; and a septum, coupled to the catheter hub on the distal region of the catheter hub such that a portion of the first anchoring point is positioned laterally from a distal region of the septum, said septum, configured to receive a needle and to direct the needle into a portion of the fluidic channel and into the catheter, thereby facilitating insertion of the catheter at the insertion site. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An integrated vascular delivery system adapted to stabilize a catheter inserted at an insertion site on a patient, comprising:
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a catheter hub configured to provide a first anchoring point on the patient, wherein the catheter hub comprises a proximal region and a distal region, and is configured to receive a catheter, at the proximal region, to transfer a fluid at the insertion site; a fluidic channel that fluidly communicates with the catheter, wherein the fluidic channel is fixed within the catheter hub and provides a fluid path into the catheter; and an extension tube, fluidically coupled to the fluidic channel by way of the proximal region of the catheter hub. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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