Patent ID: 8486026
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An improved intravenous catheter anchoring system for supporting the external yoke and lumens on the chest wall of a patient, comprising: a. an intravenous catheter that includes a main line that extends from an exit site on the chest wall of a patient, a yoke with at least one main line port and at two branch line ports, and two branch lines attached to said branch line ports; b. a non-porous elastic band twisted into a figure eight configuration to form two equal size loops with a crossover section located therebetween, each said loop being placed around one said branch line to hold said lumens in a side by side, parallel location; c. a neck lanyard extending around the neck of the patient and over a portion of the chest of the patient; and, d. a clamp attached to said neck lanyard and positioned over the chest over the patient, said clamp includes a pair of jaws that extend over the crossover section formed on said elastic band and between said loops reducing the diameter of said loops to securely attach said loops to said branch lines.