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Catheter injection port lock

Active Publication Date: 2014-10-09
JUSTUS JESSE MICHAEL +1
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The present invention is a lock for a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line used for outpatient treatment. The lock is designed to prevent abuse of injectable narcotics by patients. It consists of two plastic housing halves that slide together and secure the catheter line in a closed configuration. The housing halves have flanges that interact with a metal fastener to prevent removal without evidence of tampering. The lock is designed to be destroyed and replaced with a new one if the patient removes the box to defeat its restrictions. The invention provides a secure and effective means to prevent unauthorized access to PICC lines and ensures the safety and efficacy of outpatient treatments.

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The fastener interacts with the flanges in such a way that it cannot be removed without distorting the device and giving evidence of tampering.

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[0017]Referring more particularly to FIGS. 1-7, where like numbers refer to similar parts, a PICC line lock 20 for use with conventional PICC line assemblies 24 is shown in FIG. 2. A PICC line assembly 24, as shown in FIG. 1, has a catheter 26 which is inserted into an upper extremity 28 of the patient 30, for example an arm. The assembly 24 will typically have a base 32 which is taped to the patient. One or more injection lines 34 extends from the base, each of which is terminated by an inlet port 36. The inlet ports 36 provide an entryway to the injection lines 34 for delivery of fluids from an injection source such as a syringe 40 or a total parenteral nutrition bag or whatever injectable the patient requires. The inlet ports may be provided with a positive displacement connector 37, such as the MaxPlus® clear needleless connector made by Carefusion Corporation of San Diego, Calif., and such as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,730,418, the disclosure of which is incorporated by refer...

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A lock for an outpatient's peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line limits access to the catheter by patients seeking to abuse injectable narcotics. The lock has two plastic housing halves which slide together, and which define an interior enclosure which receives the catheter line injection port. The housing halves have overlying flanges, through which a fastener extends to secure the device in a closed configuration. The fastener interacts with the flanges in such a way that it cannot be removed without distorting the device and giving evidence of tampering. A zippered sleeve may be provided which surrounds the line leading to the injection port and which has a pull tab which may be engaged within the housing to further prevent access to the line directly.

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CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority of U.S. provisional patent app. No. 61 / 809,440, filed Apr. 8, 2013, the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.STATEMENT AS TO RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE UNDER FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]This invention relates generally to catheters with injection ports, such as peripherally inserted central catheters, and more particularly to devices for securing access to them for outpatient safety.[0004]Abusers of intravenous drugs such as heroin are susceptible to severe infections which must be treated by intravenous injection of antibiotics over a course of many weeks. To facilitate this treatment, the drug abuser may be provided with an intravenous peripherally inserted central catheter or PICC line. This catheter, while usually inserted in the hospital, can remain in place for weeks or months, and makes it a simpl...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61M5/50
CPCA61M5/5086A61M2039/1066
Inventor JUSTUS, JESSE MICHAELJUSTUS, MICHAEL K.
Owner JUSTUS JESSE MICHAEL
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