METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SUTURELESS COUPLING OF A DEVICE INSERTABLE WITHIN A MAMMALIAN BODY, WITH ANCHORING, STABILIZATION AND INTEGRATED STRAIN RELIEF FEATURES
Methods and devices for a coupler adapted and configured for use with a device insertable within a mammalian body are disclosed. The coupler also can be used as a temporary holding device for indwelling catheters, cannula, introducers or other devices. The coupler may be used to hold a catheter or other, at a fixed or movable length from the outside of a patient. The catheter or other may be inserted through the center of the coupler, with the tissue contacting ridge attached to the skin using an adhesive, suture(s), combination or other. The inside of the coupler may have a valve, ring, gasket or other, that provides fluid sealing as well as mechanical interference fit between the inside of the coupler and the outside of the catheter or other device.
