Patent ID: 8277419
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: A61D,A61M

Abstract:
1. An assembly to secure a catheter in a mounted operative position at an entry site located in a surrounding skin area of a patient's body, said assembly comprising: a) a base having an inside surface and an outside surface to be positioned in the mounted position with said inside surface of said base in contact with patient's body, and said base having b) a support member having a support exterior surface and a support interior surface configured to be mounted to the base outside surface while not extending beyond the base outside surface and having c) at least one connector disposed and structured to secure the catheter to the support member exterior surface, d) said distally extending portion being dimensioned such that, when said support member is mounted to the outside surface and disposed into said operative position overlying at least a portion of the opening, e) said connector and said support member being cooperatively dimensioned, disposed and structured relative to one another and to said opening to securely maintain the catheter in the mounted operative position on said exterior surface of said support member and in segregated relation to the patient's skin, and wherein the base inside surface is free from adhesive.