Patent ID: 6645185
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An appliance for anchoring a catheter or other tubular device to a body portion of a person, comprising:(a) a primary strap member configured to encircle the body portion to which said catheter is to be retained, said primary strap member having oppositely disposed outer and inner surfaces; (b) a fastener system for releasably securing said primary strap member around and into snug engagement with said body portion; wherein said inner surface of said primary strap member cooperatively addresses said body portion; (c) a plurality of spaced lengths of silicone material adhered to said inner surface and extending above the general plane of said inner surface soas to engage said body portion and provide a slip-resistant extension of said inner strap surface; and (d) a secondary member secured to said primary strap member, configured to releasably secure an elongate object to said primary strap member.