Patent ID: 8708967
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of securing a medical article to a neonate's skin, the method comprising: providing a medical article having an elongated body and a member extending away from the body; providing a retainer having a channel formed therethrough, at least one abutment, and a lower opening, the channel being disposed to a distal side of the retainer, the channel being configured to receive at least a portion of the body of the medical article via the lower opening and suspend the body of the medical article at a fixed angle relative to the neonate's skin, the at least one abutment extending generally normal to the channel, and the lower opening being disposed on an underside of the retainer, the channel having a surface with a preformed curve that curves through an arc of greater than 180 degrees so as to elevate the portion of the body above the neonate's skin; guiding the medical article through the lower opening and into the channel; contacting the member of the medical article with the abutment so as to inhibit longitudinal motion of the medical article relative to the retainer in at least one direction; aligning an attachment portion of the retainer with an attachment region on the neonate so that a substantial portion of the channel is located outside of the attachment region; and adhering the retainer to the attachment region on the neonate so that at least an entire distal portion of the retainer is cantilevered off the neonate's skin.