Patent ID: 9675328
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim:
1. An applicator assembly suitable for application of a catheter patch about an insertion site of a percutaneous device, the assembly comprising: an upper arm having a proximal end and a distal portion; a lower arm having a proximal end and a distal portion; a hinge member fixedly joining the proximal ends of the upper arm and the lower arm; and a securing mechanism for securing a catheter patch assembly to the applicator assembly, wherein the securing mechanism comprises retaining posts that extend from a lower surface of the lower arm distal portion, wherein the securing mechanism extends from the distal portion of the lower arm, wherein, in a first position, an upper surface of the upper arm distal portion directly contacts a lower surface of the lower arm distal portion and the securing mechanism extends completely through the upper arm distal portion, wherein through-holes are provided in the upper arm distal portion, wherein the retaining posts extend through the through-holes to contact the catheter patch assembly, and wherein applying an upward force on the lower arm unseats the lower surface of the lower arm distal portion from the upper surface of the upper arm distal portion and withdraws the securing mechanism from the upper arm distal portion.