| CPC A61B 17/0482 (2013.01) | 19 Claims |
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1. A suture guide assembly for securing a catheter to a patient, the suture guide assembly comprising: a suture needle; a suture guide comprising:
a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side surface extending between the upper surface and the lower surface, and a second side surface extending on an opposing side of the body between the upper surface and the lower surface; and
a needle channel extending through the body, the needle channel comprising:
a first passage extending from a first passage inlet to a first passage outlet; and
a second passage extending from a second passage inlet a second passage outlet,
wherein the first passage is arcuate and is curved toward the second passage as the first passage extends from the first passage inlet to the first passage outlet,
wherein the second passage is arcuate and is curved away from the first passage as the second passage extends from the second passage inlet to the second passage outlet, and
wherein the first passage is configured to guide the suture needle with a suture material from the first passage outlet to the second passage inlet such that the suture needle exits the first passage through the first passage outlet, traverses skin and tissue of a patient to create a patient suture passage between the first passage and the second passage, entirely exits the skin and the tissue of the patient, enters the second passage, and entirely exits the second passage through the second passage outlet while the suture material remains in the skin and the tissue of the patient to secure the catheter to the patient.
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