A device and method for holding coils of medical tubing is provided to simplify packaging and organizing the various coils of medical tubing needed for a medical device. This will make it easier for the patient to manipulate each coil of tubing, particularly in a home setting involving a home dialysis machine operated by the patient. The tube holding device advantageously reduces the probability of entanglement and groups the coils of tubing individually. It also mitigates and/or eliminates the need for tape to bundle the coils. Specifically, benefits of the tube holding device according to the system described herein include: reduced cost; ease-of-use; prevention of entanglement of coils of tubing; ease of packaging and shipping; and does not require packaging tape to bundle tubing.

The invention relates to a unit (1), particularly for use with an apparatus (2) configured to connect a tubular fitting (24) to a connector (14) and to disconnect the tubular fitting (24) from the connector (14), the unit (1) comprising: a body (16) having a first receptacle (18) and a connector holder (26) configured to hold the connector (14), a second receptacle (20), wherein each of said receptacles (18, 20) is configured for holding an end cap (22) of the tubular fitting (24), and wherein the unit (1) further comprises a capsule (290) that is configured to be connected to said body (16) in a releasable fashion, wherein said second receptacle (20) is formed by the capsule (290). Furthermore, the invention relates to a capsule (290) and to an apparatus (2).

A device for clamping and holding medical hose lines includes a hose clamp with two clamping legs on opposite sides of a passage. The passage is configured to receive a first hose portion. The clamping legs are movable between a clamping position, in which the clamping legs constrict the passage and clamp the first hose portion, and a release position in which the constriction is eliminated. The device also includes a holding clip connected to the hose clamp. The holding clip has two arms arranged opposite one another bordering a recess. The recess is configured to receive at least one second hose portion to be held between the arms. The arms are movable relative to one another between an open position, in which the arms expose a slot opening radially into the recess, and a holding position in which the slot is closed or at least constricted.

A device for connecting tubes for a drug delivery system includes a connecting portion having a first tube channel, a second tube channel, a connecting heating element, and a carriage assembly. The first tube channel is adapted to receive a first tube, and the second tube channel is adapted to receive a second tube. The connecting heating element is positioned adjacent to and/or intersecting the first and second tube channels and is adapted to selectively heat at least a portion of the first and second tube. The carriage assembly moves the heated first and second tubes into end-to-end contact with each other to couple the first and second tubes together.

Disclosed are compact rapidly insertable central catheter (“RICC”) insertion assemblies and methods. For example, a RICC insertion assembly can include a RICC, an introducer assembly, an access guidewire, and a coupler coupling together the RICC and the introducer assembly. The RICC can include a catheter tube, a catheter hub, and one or more extension legs connected in the foregoing order. The introducer assembly can include an introducer needle coupled to a syringe. The introducer needle can include a needle-hub through hole passing through a needle hub and connecting to a needle-shaft lumen of a needle shaft. The access guidewire can include a proximal portion disposed in the RICC and a distal portion disposed in the needle-shaft lumen through the needle-hub through hole. The coupler can enforce a loop in the access guidewire over which the catheter tube follows, thereby compacting the RICC insertion assembly and making it easier to handle.

In some examples, a conduit system includes a conduit defining a conduit lumen configured to provide a flow path for a fluid between a container and a medical machine. A flexible member secured to the conduit is configured to substantially occlude (e.g., close) the conduit lumen when deformed by a force acting on the flexible member toward the lumen. The conduit system includes a clamp head configured to pass through an opening defined by the conduit and exert the force on the flexible member, such that the flexible member occludes the conduit lumen. In examples, the conduit is substantially rigid conduit configured to provide a relatively constant geometry and/or flow path for the discharge of a nozzle.

An automatic line reel includes a flexible line wound onto a motor-driven reel assembly. A processor controlling the motor detects contact pressure between the flexible line and a triangular pressure transducer, automatically extending the flexible line when the contact pressure exceeds a preset threshold. Line extension stops when contact pressure falls below a second preset threshold. The flexible line may be retracted and rewound around the reel assembly by activation of a switch on a wireless remoted control, by a switch on the automatic line reel, or by activation of a smart phone application program in data communication with the processor controlling the reel assembly. A reel assembly is optionally configured to maintain uninterrupted fluid communications through the automatic line reel as the reel assembly rotates. The reel assembly may optionally be configured to maintain uninterrupted electrical signal communication through the automatic line reel.

A system for improving central line hygiene, including a chamber for containing central line hubs that protects the central line hubs from germs, and optionally including a wand for irradiating the chamber and measuring parameters of the chamber. A kit including the chamber and wand of the system, and instructions for use. A method of protecting a central line hub from germs by enclosing the central line hub with the chamber, and preventing germs from entering the chamber.

An intravenous (IV) tubing fitment is provided. The IV tubing fitment includes a unitary body. The unitary body includes a first end configured to couple to a first tubing, a substantially hemispherical surface adjacent to the first end, and a cylindrical body adjacent to the substantially hemispherical surface. The cylindrical body including a plurality of wings and is configured to receive a second tubing. The unitary body is configured to be received into a mating recess of a fluid delivery device such that the substantially hemispherical surface is uniformly mated with a substantially identical surface of the mating recess, and the cylindrical body is positioned outside of the mating recess.

A device for securing a peripheral venous catheter, including a body comprising first and second fastening extremities and a connecting section that interconnects said fastening extremities, the latter feature a tubular shape and comprising corresponding first and second longitudinal grooves; a portion of the catheter may be inserted through said grooves to grasp the same in a folded manner, the connecting section comprises first and second portions extending between the longitudinal grooves, in such a way that the fastening extremities and the portions of the connecting section form a closed perimeter outline defining a hollow internal space adapted to be set between an open position and a closed position, where, the hollow internal space being open, the portion of the catheter may be inserted for the attachment thereof to the fastening extremities, and then secured to the latter when the hollow internal space is closed.