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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Richard Dean Daniels, Jr., Zephyrhills, FL (US);
Cynthia B. Daniels, Zephyrhills, FL (US);
Robert C. Brown, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Richard Dean Daniels, Jr., Zephyrhills, FL (US);
Cynthia B. Daniels, Zephyrhills, FL (US);
Robert C. Brown, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A spring-loaded clip for removably attaching a catheter hub to the skin of a patient. The clip includes first and second needle members pivotably connected on a common axis and closable with their respective arcuate needle elements interlocked within the skin of a patient. A bias spring urges the first and second needle elements into a preferred position, preferably the closed position. Each needle member includes a lever for use in opening and closing the clip and also includes a grasping element for capturing a catheter hub as the clip closes. Preferably, the needle elements are curved through about 120°, are sharpened to a point at a first end, and are joined to a pivot element at the opposite end. No separate conventional suturing of a catheter hub to a patient is required.