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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2010
Gary Peters, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Larry White, Duluth, GA (US);
Gary Peters, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Larry White, Duluth, GA (US);
C.R. Bard, Inc., Covington, GA (US);
Abstract
A securement system () includes a device which permits a portion of a catheter or similar medical article to be easily anchored to a patient, desirably without the use of tape or needles and suture. A securement system for an elongated medical article comprises an anchor pad () and a retainer () mounted upon the anchor pad. The retainer () includes a channel () that has at least one abutment surface () corresponding to a contact surface on the medical article and a groove () configured to receive a spline () of the medical article. The medical article is placed into the channel (). The medical article is secured within the channel by retaining at least one spline () and contact surface on the medical article.