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US 11,633,573 B2Granted
Medical device securement system
AssigneeC. R. Bard, Inc.
InventorPaul Ciccone
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Abstract
A catheter securement device holds a medical article such as a catheter in position upon the body of a patient and at least inhibits longitudinal movement of the medical article. The securement device includes a retainer and a clamp. The retainer and clamp can include interengaging structure that can include a ratchet mechanism that allows a single securement system to be used with medical articles that have different longitudinal lengths as well as medical articles that have distally located contact surfaces.
Claims14
A securement system, comprising:
- a medical article;
- a retainer comprising:
- a body member having a channel formed therethrough about a channel axis, the channel configured to retain at least a first portion of the medical article;
- two support members, each support member being configured to support the body member;
- and
- a first abutment surface configured to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article in a first longitudinal direction;
- a clamp comprising:
- a collar configured to at least partially surround at least a second portion of the medical article;
- and
- a second abutment surface configured to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article in a second longitudinal direction opposite the first longitudinal direction;
- and
- at least one series of ratchet teeth and at least one locking tooth configured to couple the clamp and the retainer and to allow movement of the clamp relative to the retainer in at least the first longitudinal direction, wherein movement of the clamp relative to the retainer in the first longitudinal direction moves the second abutment surface closer to the first abutment surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.