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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2010
Rafael V. Andino, Grayson, GA (US);
Christopher J. Brooks, Glen Cove, NY (US);
Rafael V. Andino, Grayson, GA (US);
Christopher J. Brooks, Glen Cove, NY (US);
Venetec International, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A medical article, such as a connector fitting, is stabilized on a patient with a retainer having a base and moveable walls. Actuation surfaces configured to move the walls in at least a lateral direction towards each other are suspended above the base by a pair of supports. When pressed together, inner surfaces of the walls form a channel configured to encircle the medical article. The medical article may be pressed down against the actuation surfaces by a medical provider to cause the walls to encircle the medical article. Thereafter, the medical provider may snap the walls together using a latching mechanism to stabilize the medical article on the patient.