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1. A catheter connector and securement device system, comprising:
a connector, said connector further comprising:
a body having a proximal end port configured thereon for mating communication with a fluid delivery device;said body having a distal end passage defined therein axially aligned with said port, said passage having a size for receipt of a catheter inserted therein; a securement device, said securement device further comprising:
a lower shell member;said lower shell member having a perimeter wall defining an interior cradle space that conforms to a shape of said connector body, said connector body seated within said cradle space such that said perimeter wall continuously circumferentially engages around said connector body, said passage in said connector body located within an interior of said perimeter wall;said perimeter wall having a proximal end groove defined therein, said port extending axially through said groove and beyond said perimeter wall;said perimeter wall extending continuously around a distal end of said connector body such that said distal end of said connector body is completely within said interior cradle space, said perimeter wall having a slot defined therein that is axially aligned with said distal end passage, wherein a catheter inserted into said passage is directly seated within said slot and passes through said perimeter wall; and a cover member hinged to said lower shell member at a hinge line and movable from an open position for insertion and removal of said connector to a closed position wherein said cover member releasably latches to said lower shell member to retain said connector within said lower shell member. |