Device for anchoring an introducer of a medical device into the human body and method thereof

1 . A device for anchoring an introducer of a medical device in a human body, the anchoring device comprising:

a support configured to be held on a patient or relative to the patient;

a connecting assembly mounted on the support;

a receiving clip for the introducer attached to the connecting assembly to be mounted on the support, the receiving clip defining a central passage extending along a longitudinal axis and a longitudinal opening for insertion of the introducer into the central passage; and

a holding system configured to hold the introducer in a position in the receiving clip,

wherein the holding system includes at least one reversible locking pad for the introducer, the holding system being configured to change from a released configuration for positioning, displacing, or removing the introducer in the central passage to a configuration for locking the introducer in a position in the central passage,

wherein the support includes a bar, the receiving clip being mounted on the bar of the support by the connecting assembly, and

wherein the receiving clip is slidably mounted along the bar of the support.

2 . The anchoring device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one reversible locking pad includes a sleeve split along a generatrix.

3 . The anchoring device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one reversible locking pad is formed of a block of deformable material, or a bag containing deformable material.

4 . The anchoring device according to claim 1 , wherein the holding system comprises an inflation system for the at least one reversible locking pad controlling inflation and deflation of the at least one reversible locking pad.

5 . The anchoring device according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting assembly between the receiving clip and the support includes a ball and a ball joint receiving the ball.

6 . The anchoring device according to claim 1 , wherein the bar is configured to be extendable and a length of the bar is adjustable.

7 . The anchoring device according to claim 1 , wherein the support includes at least one additional piece attached to the bar to increase a height of the support.

8 . The anchoring device according to claim 1 , wherein the support includes a spacer.

9 . The anchoring device according to claim 1 , wherein the support includes a patch.

10 . The anchoring device according to claim 1 , wherein the receiving clip includes a sleeve deformable between an open position and a closed position.

11 . The anchoring device according to claim 10 , wherein the receiving clip includes a mechanism for clamping and/or unclamping the deformable sleeve.

12 . The anchoring device according to claim 11 , wherein the mechanism for clamping and/or unclamping the deformable sleeve comprises a notch system, a toggle system or a clamp system.

13 . The anchoring device according to claim 1 , comprising a guide fixing system remote from the receiving clip and the support.

14 . The anchoring device according to claim 13 , wherein the guide fixing system comprises a holding block attached to a patch defining a slot for receiving a guide.

15 . The anchoring device according to claim 13 , comprising a flexible link connecting the guide fixing system to the support or to the receiving clip.

16 . The anchoring device according to claim 1 , wherein the support includes a sterile field, an articulated arm, or a rigid shell.

17 . A method for anchoring an introducer of a medical device, implemented outside a human body, the method comprising:

providing a anchoring device including a support previously fixed to a patient or relative to the patient and a clip for receiving the introducer mounted on the support, the clip defining a central passage extending along a longitudinal axis and a longitudinal opening for inserting the introducer into the central passage, the anchoring device including a holding system configured to hold the introducer in a position in the clip, the holding system including at least one reversible locking pad for the introducer, the support including a bar, the clip being mounted on the bar of the support by a connecting assembly, the clip being slidably mounted along the bar of the support;

positioning the introducer in the central passage through the longitudinal opening; and

reversibly moving the at least one reversible locking pad from a released configuration upon placement of the introducer in the central passage to a configuration locking the introducer in a position in the central passage.