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A catheter housing device for securing a catheter and needle assembly to a patient. The device can include a cover, an IV/catheter lock, a hub, and one or more fastening straps. The device can replace conventional devices and techniques for securing a catheter and needle to a patient that utilize ad

A catheter housing device for securing a catheter and needle assembly to a patient. The device can include a cover, an IV/catheter lock, a hub, and one or more fastening straps. The device can replace conventional devices and techniques for securing a catheter and needle to a patient that utilize adhesive materials and/or methods, which are ill-equipped to solve complications including infection/contamination of the insertion site, irritation/damage to the vein or insertion site due to inappropriate angling of the catheter/needle, etc. The devices and methods disclosed herein can provide catheter/needle securement and optimal inclination, a hermetically sealed chamber to resist infection and/or contamination, inert gas or soothing anesthetic vapor drugs in and around the device, and various skin-contacting layers and structures that promote ventilation and patient comfort in and around the insertion site.

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1. A catheter housing device which houses a catheter inserted into a patient at a catheter insertion site, the catheter housing device comprising: a hub component configured to surround the catheter insertion site on the patient and secure to the patient; a catheter lock component configured to reta

1. A catheter housing device which houses a catheter inserted into a patient at a catheter insertion site, the catheter housing device comprising: a hub component configured to surround the catheter insertion site on the patient and secure to the patient; a catheter lock component configured to retain the catheter or a catheter hub coupled to the catheter within the hub component; a cover configured to at least partially enclose the catheter lock component and secure to at least a first portion of the hub component, the cover further configured to enclose the catheter insertion site on the patient; and at least one fastening strap configured to wrap around at least a portion of the patient's body and secure to at least a second portion of the hub component, wherein the at least one fastening strap is configured to secure the catheter housing device to the patient; and at least one port protruding from the cover and configured to permit gas to flow to the catheter insertion site. 2. The catheter housing device of claim 1, wherein the at least one fastening strap comprises a first partial-length fastening strap and a second partial-length fastening strap, the first partial-length fastening strap configured to secure to the second portion of the hub component and a first portion of the second partial-length fastening strap, the second partial-length fastening strap configured to secure to a third portion of the hub component and a first portion of the first partial-length fastening strap. 3. The catheter housing device of claim 1, wherein the catheter lock component comprises a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion comprising a recess configured to secure the catheter or the catheter hub coupled to the catheter. 4. The catheter housing device of claim 1, wherein the catheter lock component comprises an interior groove including a first recess and a second recess, the first recess having a first volume and the second recess having a second volume, wherein the second volume is different than the first volume. 5. The catheter housing device of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor configured to measure at least one physiological parameter of the patient. 6. The catheter housing device of claim 5, wherein the at least one sensor is selected from the group consisting of a temperature sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a blood oxygen saturation sensor, a liquid leakage sensor, and a skin humidity sensor. 7. A catheter housing device which houses a catheter inserted into a patient at a catheter insertion site, comprising: a housing configured to surround and enclose the catheter insertion site, wherein the housing is configured to not touch skin of the patient at the catheter insertion site, and wherein the housing comprises at least one port protruding from the housing and configured to permit gas to flow through the housing and to the catheter insertion site; and a catheter lock component configured to secure at least a portion of the catheter or at least a portion of a catheter hub coupled to the catheter within an interior of the housing, the catheter lock component having an interior groove including a first recess and a second recess, the first recess having a first volume and the second recess having a second volume, wherein the second volume is different than the first volume. 8. The catheter housing device of claim 7, wherein the housing comprises a slot configured to allow the at least a portion of the catheter or the at least a portion of the catheter hub to pass from the catheter lock component outwardly through the housing. 9. The catheter housing device of claim 7, wherein the catheter housing device comprises a transparent material. 10. The catheter housing device of claim 7, wherein the catheter lock component includes a top portion and a bottom portion, the bottom portion comprising a recess configured to secure the portion of the catheter or the portion of the catheter hub coupled to the catheter. 11. The catheter housing device of claim 7, wherein the catheter housing device forms a hermetic seal around the catheter insertion site. 12. The catheter housing device of claim 7, the housing further comprising at least one indicator located on an interior portion of the housing proximate to the catheter insertion site. 13. The catheter housing device of claim 7, further comprising a membrane coupled to the housing, the membrane configured to extend around the housing and around the insertion site and further configured to at least partially contact the skin of the patient. 14. The catheter housing device of claim 13, the membrane comprising at least one perforated loop tube, and a gas line connected to the at least one perforated loop tube configured to permit gas to flow through the gas line and the at least one perforated loop tube, the at least one perforated loop tube configured to allow gas to at least partially contact the skin of the patient. 15. The catheter housing device of claim 13, the membrane comprising a corrugated structure or one or more suction cups. 16. The catheter housing device of claim 7, further comprising at least one sensor configured to measure at least one physiological parameter of the patient. 17. The catheter housing device of claim 16, wherein the at least one sensor is selected from the group consisting of a temperature sensor, a blood pressure sensor, a blood oxygen saturation sensor, a liquid leakage sensor, and a skin humidity sensor. 18. The catheter housing device of claim 16, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to measure at least one physiological parameter selected from the group consisting of blood pressure, heartbeat, blood oxygen level, temperature, and humidity. 19. The catheter housing device of claim 7, further comprising at least one light configured to illuminate a region within 1 foot from the catheter housing device. 20. The catheter housing device of claim 19, wherein the at least one light is located on the catheter lock component and is configured to illuminate at least a portion of the interior of the housing.