Method and apparatus for securing I.V. needle and luer fitting

• US 20060211994A1
• Filed: 12/22/2005
• Published: 09/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Carefusion 303 Incorporated (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Kehoe, Gary S., Roman, Stephen B.
• Granted Patent: US 9,248,258 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/180
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1586 Holding accessories for holding infusion needles on the body holding devices for catheters A61M25/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0246 fixed on the skin having a cover for covering the holding means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0266 using pads, patches, tapes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/028 having a mainly rigid support structure
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/02 Holding devices, e.g. on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/158 Needles for infusions; Accessories therefor, e.g. for inserting infusion needles, or for holding them on the body

Abstract

An IV holder for securing an IV needle and Luer fitting assembly. The IV holder includes a frame defining an aperture with a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the aperture further being covered by a transparent window for protecting and securing the IV needle insertion site. The second portion of the aperture is disposed to fit a cylindrical Luer fitting. The holder is adhesively applied to a patient'"'"'s skin and situated so that the needle insertion site is under the window and the first portion of the aperture while the Luer fitting is disposed within the second portion of the aperture.

Claims

1. A holder for securing an intravenous needle and Luer fitting to a patient comprising:

a frame with a top surface, a bottom surface and an outer perimeter defining an aperture with a first portion and a second portion;

at least a portion of the bottom surface of the frame having an adhesive adapted to secure the frame to the skin; and

a substantially transparent viewing window secured to the frame over the first portion of the aperture.

2. The holder of claim 1 wherein a side of the frame adjacent to the second portion of the aperture is detachable.

3. The holder of claim 1 wherein a side of the frame adjacent to the second portion of the aperture includes outward lateral projections.

4. The holder of claim 1 wherein at least part of the frame is curved.

5. The holder of claim 1 wherein the frame comprises of a flexible material.

6. The holder of claim 1 wherein the frame is rigid.

7. A kit including the holder of claim 1 wherein the kit further includes at least one adhesive tab.

8. The kit of claim 8 wherein at least one adhesive tab comprises a writable surface.

9. A holder for securing an intravenous needle and Luer fitting to a patient comprising:

a base having sides defining an internal aperture with a first portion and a second portion, the base further having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface comprising an adhesive adapted to secure the frame to the patient;

a spacer frame substantially coextensive with the base, the spacer frame being mountable adjoining the top surface of the base, a substantially transparent window secured to the spacer frame over the first portion of the aperture;

a cover plate removably secured to the top of the spacer frame, the cover further comprising a housing adapted for securing a Luer fitting positioned in the second portion of the aperture.

10. The holder of claim 9 wherein the housing is semi-cylindrical.

11. The holder of claim 9 wherein the spacer frame is integral to the cover plate.

12. The holder of claim 9 wherein the cover plate is substantially rigid.

13. The holder of claim 9 wherein the top surface of the base further comprises a plurality of supporting pins perpendicular to the top surface;

the spacer frame and cover plate further comprising a plurality of pin apertures;

the supporting pins interacting with the associated pin apertures to removably secure the space frame and cover plate to the base.

14. A kit including the holder of claim 9 wherein the kit further includes a Luer fitting.

15. The kit of claim 14 wherein the Luer fitting has an uneven surface complementary to an uneven inner surface of the housing.

16. The kit of claim 15 wherein the Luer fitting further comprises at least one raised surface engageable with a recess on the inner surface of the housing.

17. The kit of claim 15 wherein the Luer fitting further comprises at least one raised tab engageable with at least one recess in the inner surface of the housing.

18. A holder for securing an intravenous needle and Luer fitting to a patient comprising:

a base having sides defining an internal aperture with a first portion and a second portion, the base further having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface comprising an adhesive adapted to secure the frame to the patient;

a cover plate removably secured to the top of the base, the cover plate further comprising a substantially transparent window secured to the cover plate over the first portion of the aperture and a housing adapted for securing a Luer fitting over the second portion of the aperture.

19. A kit including the holder of claim 18 wherein the kit further includes a Luer fitting.

20. The kit of claim 19 wherein an exterior surface of the Luer fitting is adapted to be complementary to an inner surface of the housing.