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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2012
Masanori Makino, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kazuhiro Koike, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Masanori Makino, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kazuhiro Koike, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Covidien LLP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A catheter fixturefor fixing a tubular catheterto skin of a patient is provided with a plate shaped fixture main body, a fixing memberthat is configured separately from the fixture main body, and a pivot connecting shaft. The plate shaped fixture main bodyincludes a retention partwhere a catheter retaining grooveis formed, and a pair of winged piecesand. The pivot connecting shaftboth connects the fixture main bodyand the fixing memberand acts as the pivot access Cof the fixing member. The fixing memberhas a pivoting action along a horizontal plane direction of the fixture main bodycentrally around the pivot connecting shaft. When doing so, the catheter retaining grooveis covered by the fixing memberthereby fixing the catheter