Medical anchoring system

An anchoring system for use with a medical article, comprising a retainer including a base and a compressible member, the base having a cavity and the compressible member being disposed within the cavity, the compressible member defining a channel that extends between a longitudinal first end and a longitudinal second end and is configured to receive at least a portion of the medical article, at least a deformable portion of the compressible member being deformable in a manner producing compressive stresses within the compressible member that bear against the portion of the medical article when received within the channel, and a guide extension having a curvilinear surface over which the medical article can track so as to smoothly transition a section of the medical article along its length from a longitudinal orientation to an orientation angled to the skin of the patient, the guide extension being disposed next to one of the first and second longitudinal ends of the channel.

An anchoring system for use with a medical article, comprising a retainer including a base and a compressible member, the base having a cavity and the compressible member being disposed within the cavity, the compressible member defining a channel being configured to receive at least a portion of the medical article, at least a deformable portion of the compressible member being deformable in a manner producing compressive stresses within the compressible member that bear against the portion of the medical article when received within the channel, at least a portion of the channel having a generally circular cross-sectional shape that is truncated to define an opening into the channel portion.

An anchoring system for use with a medical article, comprising a retainer including a base and a compressible member, the base having a cavity and the compressible member being disposed within the cavity, the compressible member defining a channel that extends between a longitudinal first end and a longitudinal second end and is configured to receive at least a portion of the medical article, at least a deformable portion of the compressible member being deformable in a manner producing compressive stresses within the compressible member that bear against the portion of the medical article when received within the channel, the channel having a curvilinear shape along its length.

An anchoring system for use with a medical article, comprising a retainer including a base and a compressible member, the base having a cavity and the compressible member being disposed within the cavity, the compressible member defining a channel that extends between a longitudinal first end and a longitudinal second end and is configured to receive at least a portion of the medical article, at least a deformable portion of the compressible member being deformable in a manner producing compressive stresses within the compressible member that bear against the portion of the medical article when received within the channel, the channel having at least two directional changes along its length.

An anchoring system, for securing an elongated medical article to a patient, comprising an anchor pad and a retainer, the anchor pad having a first side including an adhesive layer to adhere the anchor pad to a patient's skin, and an opposing second side to which the retainer is attached, the retainer including, a base and a cover pivotally attached to the base and movable between an open position and a closed position, a receptacle being defined between the base and the cover to receive a portion of the medical article, the receptacle having first and second longitudinal ends, the receptacle configured to engage the received portion of the medical article so as to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article through the receptacle, and a guide extension disposed next to one of the first and second longitudinal ends of the receptacle, the guide extension having a curvilinear surface over which the elongated medical article can track so as to smoothly transition an axial orientation of an adjacent portion of the medical article along its length.

An anchoring system for securing an elongated medical article to a patient, comprising an anchor pad and a retainer, the anchor pad having a first side including an adhesive layer to adhere the anchor pad to a patient's skin, and an opposing second side to which the retainer is attached, the retainer including, a base and a cover pivotally attached to the base and movable between an open position and a closed position, a receptacle being defined between the base and the cover to receive a portion of the medical article, the receptacle having first and second longitudinal ends, the receptacle including means for inhibiting movement of the received portion of the medical article relative to the receptacle, and a guide extension disposed next to one of the first and second longitudinal ends of the receptacle, the guide extension having a curvilinear surface over which the elongated medical article can track so as to smoothly transition an axial orientation of an adjacent portion of the medical article along its length.