Interlocking low profile gripping device

A gripping device for securing a flexible polymer tubing member to the skin of a medical patient, the gripping device comprising:

• an elongated base having a top, a bottom, and a longitudinal axis, the bottom comprising an interface member;
• an adhesive patch connected to the base by an adhesive disposed between the interface member and the adhesive patch;
• two locking assemblies attached to the base, each locking assembly consisting of a single anchor block having a single crown, the anchor block attached to the base at an offset orientation in a transverse direction in relation to the longitudinal axis of the base such that the single crown is disposed only on one side of the longitudinal axis, the anchor block having a first side and a second side separated by the single crown, each locking assembly further comprising:
• a locking strap having a root and a plurality of fins, the root anchored to the first side of the anchor block such that a groove is defined by an interface between the first side and the locking strap, the groove oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and disposed adjacent to the crown and above the base;
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• a buckle having a root and a distal end, the root attached to the second side of the anchor block, and the root having a yoke such that a locking strap-receiving aperture is defined by the second side of the anchor block and by the yoke;
• each locking assembly having an open position and a closed position, wherein:
• the open position comprises the locking strap disengaged from the locking strap-receiving aperture, and
• the closed position comprises the locking strap inserted through the locking strap-receiving aperture at an orientation substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis such that the fins engage the buckle and the locking strap is retained in contact with the yoke and in contact with the second side of the anchor block, the locking strap configured for seating the polymer tubing member in the groove such that the polymer tubing member is retained in contact with the first side of the anchor block and in contact with the root of the locking strap;
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• the locking assemblies disposed such that the creased grooves are oriented in alignment with each other and placed at an orientation substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base.

A gripping device for securing a flexible polymer tubing member to the skin of a medical patient, the gripping device comprising:

• an elongated base having a top and a longitudinal axis;
• one or more locking assemblies attached to the base, each locking assembly consisting of a single anchor block having a single crown, the anchor block attached to the base at an offset orientation in a transverse direction in relation to the longitudinal axis of the base such that the single crown is disposed only on one side of the longitudinal axis, the anchor block having a first side and a second side separated by the single crown, each locking assembly further comprising:
• a locking strap having a root and a plurality of fins, the root anchored to the first side of the anchor block;
• a seat for seating the polymer tubing member, the seat comprising an interface between the first side of the anchor block and the root of the locking strap, the seat having a length oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and disposed adjacent to the crown and above the base such that the root and the first side of the anchor block contact the polymer tubing member when the polymer tubing member is seated in the seat;
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• a buckle having a root and a distal end, the root attached to the second side of the anchor block, and the root having a yoke such that a locking strap-receiving aperture is defined by the second side of the anchor block and by the yoke;
• each locking assembly having an open position and a closed position, wherein:
• the open position comprises the locking strap disengaged from the locking strap-receiving aperture;
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• the closed position comprises the locking strap inserted through the locking strap-receiving aperture at an orientation substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis such that the fins engage the buckle and the locking strap is retained in contact with the yoke and in contact with the second side of the anchor block, the locking strap configured for seating the polymer tubing member in the seat such that the polymer tubing member is retained in contact with the first side of the anchor block and in contact with the root of the locking strap.