Catheter locating device

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604179, 128DIG26, A61M 532

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045854432

ABSTRACT:
A device for securing catheters to grafts and the like implanted in patients, primarily for use in connection with dialysis treatments is disclosed, including an anchoring bracelet for attachment to the patient at a predetermined location at which the graft is located, and an adjustable saddle adjustably mounted on the anchoring bracelet, in which the saddle includes an aperture adapted to receive the catheter, a contact surface having a shape adapted to mate with the graft, and a saddle channel extending between the aperture and the contact surface, so that the catheter projects a predetermined distance from the contact surface when it has been inserted into the aperture, thereby permitting the catheter to be accurately located in the graft and firmly anchored on the patient. Such catheter devices including a catheter with a needle portion and a tubular catheter conduit for delivery of or removal of body fluids to the catheter is also disclosed.

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