TABBED ANCHORING TAPE MEANS

• US 3,677,250 A
• Filed: 02/11/1971
• Issued: 07/18/1972
• Est. Priority Date: 02/11/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Temco Home Health Care Products, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Morton I. Thomas
• Inventors: Thomas, Morton I.
• Primary Examiner(s): Truluck, Dalton L.
• Application Number:
  US05/114,478
• Time in Patent Office: 523 Days
• Field of Search: 128/348-351,133,214R,215,DIG.26,346,206,208,157,169-171 248/25A 24/67AR,DIG.11 229/52A
• US Class Current: 604/180
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0253 where the catheter is attached by straps, bands or the like secured by adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0266 using pads, patches, tapes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/02 Holding devices, e.g. on the body
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/26 Cannula supporters
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 24/11 Adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/207 Adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/33 having adhesive fastener

Abstract

Adhesive tape for anchoring to a given substrate, elongated members such as surgical tubing or the like, consisting of at least one anchoring tab portion with strap means extending from the tab portion for wrapped engagement with the tubing; the strap means being connected to the tab portion in a manner to prevent peeling and separation of the tab portion from the substrate upon tensioning of the strap means; the tape being selectively used in a manner to (1) restrain the tubing against both lateral and longitudinal movement relative to the substrate; or (2) restrain the tubing only against lateral movement while permitting longitudinal movement relative to the substrate.

Claims

1. Anchoring means for securing an elongated member to a substrate, said means comprising a flexible tab element and a strap portion extending from said tab element, the juncture of said strap portion and said tab element being located inwardly of the periphery of said tab element, a second tab element, said strap portion having a terminal end extending from said second tab element, the juncture of said second tab element and of said strap portion being located inwardly of the periphery of said second tab element, and means on said tab elements for securing said tab elements to said substrate.

2. Anchoring means as in claim 1, wherein said tab element is formed with a pair of slots extending inwardly of the periphery thereof, said slots defining side edge portions of the terminal portion of said strap portion.

3. Anchoring means as in claim 1, wherein a terminal end portion of said strap portion is bonded to a limited surface portion of said tab element.

4. Anchoring means as in claim 1, wherein said securing means comprises an adhesive coating on one surface of each of said tab elements, an adhesive coating on at least a medial portion of said strap portion, said strap portion being adapted to be wound around said elongated member to selectively present coated or uncoated surface portions of said strap portion in contacting relation to said elongated member, whereby said elongated member is restrained against both lateral and longitudinal movement thereof relative to the substrate, or is restrained against lateral movement relative to said substrate but is movable longitudinally relative to said substrate.

5. Means for anchoring surgical tubing to a substrate, said means comprising a pair of tab elements, flexible strap means interconnecting said tab elements, the juncture of the opposite ends of said strap means and the respective tab elements being spaced from the peripheral edge of said tab elements, the terminal portions of said strap means overlying the plane of said tab elements and being free thereof;

and an adhesive coating on one side of said tab elements and said strap means.

6. Means as in claim 5, wherein said tab elements include tab portions extending forwardly of the juncture of said strap means and said tab elements.

7. Anchoring means for securing an elongated member to a substrate, said means comprising a tab element having side edges and a strap portion extending from said tab element, the juncture of a terminal portion of said strap portion and said tab element being located inwardly of a peripheral portion of said tab element adjacent the opposite side edges of said terminal strap portion, the side edges of said terminal strap portion being spaced throughout the length thereof from opposed edge portions of said tab element, said strap pOrtion being provided with a free terminal end extending beyond the side edges of said tab element, and means on said tab element for securing said element to said substrate.

8. Anchoring means comprising a pair of flexible tab elements having side edges and strap means interconnecting said tab elements and integral therewith, the terminal end portions of said strap means comprising a limited portion of said tab elements extending inwardly of the periphery thereof, the terminal end strap portions having side edges thereof in spaced relation throughout the length thereof to opposed edge portions of said tab elements, and an adhesive coating on one side of said integral tab elements and strap means.

9. Anchoring means for securing an elongated member to a substrate, said means comprising a pair of opposed adjacent tab portions having side edges, a central portion interconnecting said tab portions, and a pair of strap portions respectively extending from opposite sides of said central portion, said strap portions having side edge portions in spaced relation throughout the length thereof to opposed edge portions of said tab portions, said strap portions further being provided with free terminal ends extending beyond the side edges of the tab portions, said tab portions being provided with means thereon for securing said tab portions to said substrate.

10. Anchoring means as in claim 9, wherein said strap portions terminate at their free terminal ends in enlarged head portions, said strap portions being selectively adapted to (1) respectively engage separate elongated members;

(2) engage an extended longitudinal portion of a single elongated member; and

(3) engage a plurality of adjacent elongated members.