Patent ID: 9662475
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. An anchor device for securing the position of a medical instrument, the anchor device comprising: first and second anchors each having a longitudinal shaft portion and a tine disposed at a distal region of the longitudinal shaft portion, wherein at least a portion of the first and second anchors are configured to be deployed through a skin penetration point and into a subcutaneous region along an underside of a skin layer; a retainer base coupled to the first and second anchors and configured to engage an external portion of a medical instrument occupying the skin penetration point, the retainer base including an elastically flexible folding region about which the retainer base is adjustable between a first position and a folded position, wherein the longitudinal shaft portion of each of the first and second anchors extends distally from a distal end of the retainer base; and a cap that is releasably attachable with an upper side of the retainer base so as to define a channel therebetween that is sized to engage with the external portion of the medical instrument when the cap and the retainer base are in a first arrangement, wherein the cap is removable from the medical instrument when the cap and the retainer base are in a second arrangement, and wherein the cap is configured to pivot in relation to the retainer base about a pivot axis defined by a connection through a location of cooperative engagement between the retainer base and the cap during adjustment between the first arrangement and the second arrangement.