GB2147811A
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Catheter anchoring device
Assignee: Bristol Myers Co
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Filing: 1984-08-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2004-08-24
Abstract
Abstract A device for anchoring catheter tubing (12) to the skin (14) of a patient which includes a resiliently flexible pad (16) attachable to the patient's skin. The pad has a predeterminedly dimensioned arcuate passageway (34) disposed therein for snugly receiving and redirecting the tube. The passageway is externally accessible along its length by manually spreading the pad along a slit (40). <IMAGE>
Inventors
- 👤 Vaughan B Weeks
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
GB
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 21:10
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/02; A61J; A61J15/00; A61J15/0026; A61J15/0053; A61J15/0061; A61J15/0015; A61M2025/0246; A61M2025/0266; A61M2025/028; A61M2025/0286
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A device for anchoring a catheter tube or the like to the skin of a patient, comprising:
a resiliently flexible pad adapted for attachment to the skin of the patient, said pad including a disclike base portion with a bottom surface for positioning subjacent to the patient's skin, a top surface having a body portion extending therefrom and a peripheral edge extending between said top and bottom surfaces;;
said pad having an arcuate passageway therethrough predeterminedly dimensioned for snugly receiving the catheter tube therein, said passageway length extending from a first port in said base portion to a second port in said body portion, said pad having an elongate slit extending through said base portion from said peripheral edge to said first port and from said first port to said second port, said slit including a portion communicating along the entire length of said passageway, said pad being manually spreadable along said slit for permitting external accessibility to said passageway for placement of said passageway about said tube and resiliently closeable for frictionally restraining the tube therein.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
177 words
A device for anchoring a catheter tube or the like to the skin of a patient, comprising:
a resiliently flexible pad adapted for attachment to the skin of the patient, said pad including a disclike base portion with a bottom surface for positioning subjacent to the patient's skin, a top surface having a body portion extending therefrom and a peripheral edge extending between said top and bottom surfaces;;
said pad having an arcuate passageway therethrough predeterminedly dimensioned for snugly receiving the catheter tube therein, said passageway length extending from a first port in said base portion to a second port in said body portion, said pad having an elongate slit extending through said base portion from said peripheral edge to said first port and from said first port to said second port, said slit including a portion communicating along the entire length of said passageway, said pad being manually spreadable along said slit for permitting external accessibility to said passageway for placement of said passageway about said tube and resiliently closeable for frictionally restraining the tube therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
89 words
The device of Claim 1 wherein said body portion has a perimetrical border with said base portion, said slit including a first and second segment, said first segment extending in said base portion from said peripheral edge to said border, said second segment extending in the base portion from said border to said first port and in said body portion from said first port to said second port, said first and second segments angularly joining so as to restrain said slit from spreading when in said resiliently closed position.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of Claim 1 or 2 wherein said pad includes at least one aperture proximate to said peripheral edge of said pad for facilitating suturing of said pad to the patient's skin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of Claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein said device further includes means for releasably locking said slit in a closed position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The device of Claim 4 wherein said means include an annular channel grooved into said body portion extending transverse to said slit, and an elongate flexible tie insertable within said channel and tightenable about said body portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
The device of Claim 5 wherein said device further includes a slot in said base portion proximate to said annular channel for facilitating insertion of said tie into said channel and about said body portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A device as claimed in Claim 1 substantially as described with reference to any Figure or Figures of the accompanying drawings.
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