Patent ID: 6554802
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: A61M,A61N

Abstract:
A method of securing a catheter to tissue at a fixation site comprising the steps of:providing an anchor comprising: a tube having an outer surface, a first end and a second end and a channel extending through the tube from the first end to the second end, the tube having a slot that extends from the outer surface entirely through the tube to the channel, the slot having side edges opposed to each other; a pair of wings extending from the tube on opposite sides of the slot, the pair of wings separated from each other by an angle, the wings and the slot cooperating so that the opposed side edges of the slot just come together as the wings are brought into contact with each other, each of the pair of wings including opposed sidewalls, each pair of opposed sidewalls having a pair of opposed suture indents in the sidewalls, each of the wings having a suture eyelet; placing the catheter in the channel; placing a suture around the suture indents and pulling a knot in the suture so that the wings lie flat against each other; placing a suture through the suture eyelets and tissue at the site of fixation to fasten the anchor to the tissue.