Sutureless retention device
US6695861B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0293
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A retention device for anchoring indwelling catheters, sheath introducers or other medical devices beneath the skin of a patient includes an anchoring mechanism loaded into an anchor sleeve that is attached to an inserted medical device; following insertion into a patient, deploying the device causes the tines of the anchoring mechanism to be extended from the device, thus anchoring the device and any attached medical device securely beneath the patient's skin.
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