Catheter securement, stabilization, and antimicrobial device
AssigneeVasonics, LLC
InventorRamy Albany
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Abstract
A catheter housing for securing a catheter device coupled to a catheter. The catheter housing can include a cover and a hub. The catheter housing can additionally include a lock in an interior portion of the cover that secures a portion of the catheter device coupled to the catheter. The catheter housing can additionally include a bridge configured to contact and/or secure a portion of the catheter device and align the catheter device so that the catheter remains inserted at a natural or proper insertion angle relative to a patient's vein. The catheter housing can include one or more wings extending outward from a cover of the housing that can help secure tubing coupled to the catheter device.
Claims18
A catheter housing configured to surround a catheter insertion site on a patient, the catheter housing comprising:
- a hub configured to surround the catheter insertion site on the patient and secure to the patient;
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- a cover configured to enclose the catheter insertion site, the cover comprising an exterior surface, an interior surface opposite the exterior surface and configured to face toward the catheter insertion site when the catheter housing is in use, a wall defining an exterior perimeter of the cover, and a lock extending outward from the interior surface and configured to extend toward the patient when the catheter housing is in use, the lock comprising a first end connected to the interior surface, a second end opposite the first end, and a length extending between the first and second ends, wherein the second end of the lock comprises a recess configured to retain a first portion of a catheter device coupled to a catheter and position the catheter device away from the interior surface when the catheter housing is in use, wherein the lock is spaced inward from the wall of the cover, and wherein an entirety of the recess is spaced from the interior surface of the cover;
- wherein the cover further comprises:
- a bridge extending outward from the interior surface and configured to extend toward the patient when the catheter housing is in use, the bridge spaced from the lock and the wall of the cover, and wherein the bridge is configured to retain a second portion of the catheter device when the catheter housing is in use;
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- a stem wall extending outward from the interior surface of the cover and extending between and connecting the bridge and the lock.
A catheter housing configured to surround a catheter insertion site on a patient, the catheter housing comprising:
- a hub comprising a membrane configured to secure to skin of the patient around the catheter insertion site when the catheter housing is in use;
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- a cover configured to enclose the catheter insertion site when the catheter housing is in use, the cover comprising a top portion and sides extending outwardly from the top portion and oriented transverse with respect to the top portion, the sides defining an exterior perimeter of the cover, the top portion comprising an exterior surface and an interior surface opposite the exterior surface, the cover further comprising a lock having a first end connected to the interior surface, a second end opposite the first end, and a length extending between the first and second ends, wherein the second end of the lock comprises a recess configured to retain a first portion of a catheter device coupled to a catheter when the catheter housing is in use
- wherein the cover further comprises:
- a bridge extending outward from the interior surface and configured to extend toward the patient when the catheter housing is in use, the bridge spaced from the lock, wherein the bridge is configured to retain a second portion of the catheter device when the catheter housing is in use;
- a stem wall extending outward from the interior surface of the cover and extending between and connecting the bridge and the lock.
A catheter housing configured to surround a catheter insertion site on a patient, the catheter housing comprising:
- a cover comprising a top portion, a wall extending outwardly from the top portion and defining an exterior perimeter of the cover, and an opening in a portion of the wall that is configured to receive a first portion of a catheter device coupled to a catheter or a tube coupled to the catheter device;
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- a lock extending outward from an interior surface of the top portion of the cover and towards the patient when the catheter housing is in use, the lock comprising a first end connected to the interior surface, a second end opposite the first end, and a length extending between the first and second ends, wherein the second end of the lock comprises a recess configured to retain a second portion of the catheter device when the catheter housing is in use;
- wherein the cover further comprises:
- a bridge extending outward from the interior surface and configured to extend toward the patient when the catheter housing is in use, the bridge spaced from the lock and the wall of the cover, and wherein the bridge is configured to retain a third portion of the catheter device when the catheter housing is in use;
- a stem wall extending outward from the interior surface of the cover and extending between and connecting the bridge and the lock;
- wherein the opening in said portion of the wall of the cover and the recess of the second end of the lock are configured to retain the catheter device in an inclined position relative to skin of the patient when the catheter housing is in use.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.