Patent ID: 11911570
Assignee: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of securing a catheter, comprising:
inserting a catheter into a patient at an insertion site;
after inserting the catheter into the patient at the insertion site, adhering an anchor pad to skin of the patient via an adhesive layer, wherein the anchor pad comprises a lower surface, an upper surface, an opening extending through the anchor pad and enclosed within the anchor pad, and a slit extending from the opening to an outer edge of the anchor pad, wherein the lower surface comprises the adhesive layer to adhere the anchor pad to the skin of the patient, wherein the anchor pad comprises a retainer on the upper surface of the anchor pad and extending across the opening, wherein the anchor pad is adhered to the skin of the patient via the adhesive layer such that the opening is disposed over the insertion site;
securing a portion of the catheter within the retainer; and
after adhering the anchor pad to the skin of the patient via the adhesive layer and after securing the portion of the catheter within the retainer, applying a liquid adhesive within the opening at the insertion site such that the liquid adhesive contacts the anchor pad and the skin of the patient within the opening.