Patent ID: 6428515
Filing Date: 2002-08-06
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
An anchoring system for securely anchoring to a patient a luer lock connector of the type having an elongated tubular body that extends in a longitudinal direction from a proximal end to a distal end, and that includes at least first and second axially extending splines, the second axially extending spline having a longer longitudinal length than that of the first axially extending spline, the anchoring system comprising:a retainer including a body having first and second end portions and an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion including a pair of flexible walls, a channel extending through at least the first and second end portions and through the intermediate portion of the body between the flexible walls, the flexible walls being deflectable away from a central axis of the channel, the first end portion defining a first abutment surface that lies generally normal to the central axis of the channel, the second end portion defining a second abutment surface that lies generally normal to the central axis of the channel and that generally opposes the first abutment surface, the first and second abutment surfaces being spaced from each other by a distance greater than the longitudinal length of the second spline of the tubular body, and at least one of the flexible walls includes third and forth abutment surfaces that lie generally normal to the central axis of the channel and that generally oppose each other, the third and fourth abutment surfaces being spaced apart from each other by a distance that generally corresponds to the longitudinal length of the first spline of the tubular body; and an anchor pad, the retainer being affixed to one side of the anchor pad, and the other side of the anchor pad including an adhesive layer adapted to secure the anchor pad and retainer to the skin of the patient.