SUTURELESS RETENTION DEVICE

摘要

A retention device (10) for anchoring indwelling catheters (12), sheath introducers (16) or other medical devices beneath the skin of a patient includes an anchoring mechanism (18) loaded into an anchor sleeve (14) that is attached to an inserted medical device; following insertion into a patient, c.eploying the device causes the tines (18a, 18b) of the anchoring mechanism to be extended from the device, thus according the device and any attached med ical device securely beneath the patient's skin.