CATHETER SECUREMENT DEVICE AND METHODS

摘要

A catheter securement device includes a body having a generally curved channel configured to receive a central venous catheter and reposition it in a different direction than the direction of the catheter as it exits the skin of the patient. The securement device includes a cover that slidably connects to the securement device body to prevent the catheter from being pulled out of the curved channel.

主权项

1. A catheter clamp for use in securing a central venous catheter in a vein, comprising:
a catheter clamp body defining a curved channel extending between a first end and a second end thereof, the curved channel having an opening and a diameter configured to accommodate a tubing of a central venous catheter having a size in a range from 2 French to 8 French, wherein the catheter clamp body has a surface that contacts the skin of a patient and is shaped to orient a free end of the tubing away from a direction of catheter insertion and to support a bent profile of the tubing with an angle in a range between 90° to 210° in a same plane as the surface that contacts the skin of the patient, thereby reducing the to-risk of kinking the tubing; an adhesive or one or more eyelets, or both, coupled to the catheter clamp body for affixing the catheter clamp to the skin of the patient; and a cover that slidably connects to the catheter clamp body and covers the opening to the channel, thereby securing the catheter in the channel.