Patent ID: 6572588
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
An anchoring system, for securing an elongated medical article to a patient, comprising an anchor pad and a retainer;the anchor pad having a first side including an adhesive layer to adhere the anchor pad to a patient's skin, and an opposing second side to which the retainer is attached; the retainer including: a base having a cavity; a cover pivotally attached to the base and movable between an open position and a closed position; a latch operating between the cover and the base to secure the cover to the base when in the closed position and to release the cover from the base to permit the cover to be moved toward the open position; a compressible member disposed within the cavity of the base so as to be at least partially covered by the cover when the cover lies in the closed position, the compressible member defining a channel having a curvilinear shape along its length and extending between first and second longitudinal ends thereof, the channel being sized to receive a section of the elongated medical article, the compressible member being deformable along the length of the channel, the compressible member including at least one aperture disposed next to but apart from the channel; at least one biasing member disposed on the cover, the biasing member being arranged so as to insert into the aperture of the compressible member with the cover in the closed position, the biasing member being configured to act against a portion of the compressible member to apply a compressive force on the compressible member in a direction toward the channel so as to produce a compressive stress within the compressible member that acts against the received section of the elongated medical article; and a guide extension disposed next to one of the first and second longitudinal ends of the channel, the guide extension having a curvilinear surface over which the elongated medical article can track so as to smoothly transition an axial orientation of a section of the medical article along its length.