Patent ID: 8915891
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A securement device, comprising: an adapter having a first end comprising a septum and a second end comprising a catheter hood having a base, the adapter further comprising a wedge seal interposed between the first and second ends; an inserter body having a distal end for receiving the first end of the adapter; a catheter threader slidably housed within the inserter body, the catheter threader having a probe for contacting a base portion of a catheter, the probe being configured to advance the base portion of the catheter through the septum of the adapter and into the wedge seal, the wedge seal being configured to retain the catheter and form a fluid-tight seal between the base portion and the wedge seal, the probe further having an aperture providing a pathway through the probe; a needle adapter slidably housed within the catheter threader and including a needle which extends through the aperture of the probe and the catheter to assist in inserting the catheter into a patient; and at least one spring positioned within the catheter threader distal to the needle adapter.