Patent ID: 6719135
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A holder for retaining a catheter, comprising: a central hub; a first member attached to the hub, said first member having (i) an end stop, (ii) a recessed channel configured to receive a catheter's distal end region; and (iii) a recessed pocket member configured to receive an accessory disposed in the catheter's distal end region; a second member attached to the hub and configured to releasably retain a catheter proximal end accessory; and a plurality of retaining members attached to the hub, said retaining members configured to receive and retain an elongate catheter body wherein at least one retaining member from said plurality of retaining members comprises a recessed channel for receiving the catheter body and a lip movably mounted for movement between an open position and a closed position toward and away from said recessed channel.