Catheter tube holder strap

• US 4,569,348 A
• Filed: 02/22/1980
• Issued: 02/11/1986
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Velcro Industries BV (Chartwell Industries Ltd)
• Original Assignee: Velcro USA Incorporated (Chartwell Industries Ltd)
• Inventors: Hasslinger, Russell
• Primary Examiner(s): Hirsch, Paul J.
• Application Number:
  US06/123,783
• Time in Patent Office: 2,181 Days
• Field of Search: 128/348, 128/165, 128/DIG. 26, 128/349 R, 128/132, 128/133, 128/134, 128/351, 128/350 R, 128/171, 128/DIG. 15, 224/208, 224/902, 24/16 R, 24/73 CC, 24/73 GS, 24/73 SA, 24/81 CC
• US Class Current: 604/179
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/026 where the straps are releasably secured, e.g. by hook and loop-type fastening devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/02 Holding devices, e.g. on the body
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/15 Hook and loop type fastener
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/24 Medical-surgical bags
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/14 Bale and package ties, hose clamps

Abstract

A separable fastening device is disclosed to support a medical device such as a catheter tube or the like to a limb of a patient. The device includes a first and a second strap member. The first strap member includes a flexible first strap section formed of a knitted textile material having upstanding from one surface a plurality of multifilamentary loop-like elements and a polyurethane foam substrate secured to the opposite surface. The first strap member also includes a second strap section which is formed of a flexible tape member having upstanding from one surface a plurality of hook-like elements which matingly engage with the upstanding filamentary loop-like elements of the first section so as to be attachable thereto at the respective end portions to form a complete flexible first strap member. The second strap member includes a third strap section formed of a flexible tape member having an adhesive coating on one surface and a plurality of hook-like engaging elements on the opposite surface. The adhesive surface can be wrapped about the catheter tube and thereafter the hook-like elements can be matingly engaged with the loop-like elements of a portion of the first strap section. Upon encircling the first strap section about a limb and enfolding it over the third strap section, the hook-like elements of the second strap section can matingly engage the loop-like elements of the first strap section to secure the catheter tube in relation to the limb.

Claims

1. A separable fastening device adapted to support a catheter tube in adjacent relation to a portion of a human body such as a limb which comprises:

a. a first flexible elongated strap section having;

(1) a layer of foam material substrate; and

(2) a textile material of knitted multifilamentary yarns having a multiplicity of loop-type filamentary engaging elements upstanding from a surface thereof, an opposite surface of said textile material being secured to one surface of said foam substrate, said foam substrate and textile materials having at least one tapered end portion;

b. a second flexible strap section having a plurality of hook-type engaging elements upstanding from one surface opposite said first strap surface bearing loop-type elements and secured to the tapered end portion of said first strap section, said second strap section being configured and dimensioned for overlapping at least a portion of said first strap section and such that said hook-type engaging elements of said second strap section engage said loop-type engaging elements of said first strap section at a portion of said first strap section; and

c. a third flexible strap section having an adhesive coating material on one surface capable of adhering to at least a portion of the surface of the catheter tube and a multiplicity of hooking elements of the hook-type upstanding from the other surface, said third strap section adapted so that a central portion of said one surface can adhesively encompass the catheter tube with said remaining end portions being adhered together, said hook-type element bearing surface of said third strap section adapted to be placed in selective detachable engagement with said loop-type element bearing surface of said first strap section so as to maintain said catheter tube in a substantially fixed relation with respect to said first strap section, and such that said first strap section can be positioned in surrounding relation about the third strap section encompassing the catheter tube to be supported, said surrounding relationship being retained by engagement of said respective engaging surfaces of said respective strap sections.

2. The separable fastening device according to claim 1 wherein said first strap section is twisted by folding over onto itself at locations adjacent before and after being positioned in surrounding relation about said third strap section encompassing the catheter tube.

3. A catheter tube support comprising:

a. a first flexible strap member including;

(1) a first strap section being generally tapered at one end and including a strap of multifilament yarn textile material having a plurality of loop-type resilient engaging hooking elements of knitted multifilament yarn material upstanding from one surface and a polyurethane foam material substrate secured to an opposite surface; and

(2) a second flexible strap section of a woven or knitted nylon base material having a plurality of mating hook-type resilient engaging hooking elements upstanding from a surface opposite said surface of loop-type hooking elements of said first strap section, said second strap section being connected at one end to said generally tapered end of said first strap section; and

b. a second flexible strap member including a third strap section of a woven or knitted nylon base material having an adhesive coating material on one surface thereof, and a plurality of mating hook-type resilient engaging hooking elements upstanding from an opposite surface thereof, said third strap section adapted to be adhesively secured about a portion of the catheter tube and selectively detachably matingly engaged to a surface portion of said first strap section at a location spaced from the tapered end such that encircling said first strap section about a human limb and overlapping said first strap section over said third strap section permits engagement of said hook-type hooking elements of said second strap section with said loop-type hooking elements of said first strap section to secure said catheter tube in relation to said limb.

4. A separable fastening device adapted to support a first member on a second member comprising a first strap section having a plurality of engaging elements upstanding from a first surface thereof, a second strap section connected to and extending from said first strap section and having a plurality of mating engaging elements upstanding from a surface opposed to said first surface of said first strap section, said second strap section capable of being positioned opposite said first surface of said first strap section such that the respective mating engaging elements may be placed in mating engaged face-to-face relation, a third strap section having adhering means on a first surface portion thereof and a plurality of engaging elements upstanding from an opposite surface thereof and capable of being selectively detachably positioned in mating engaged relation with said engaging elements of said first surface of said first strap section, said third strap section being dimensioned such that said adhering surface can be positioned in secured engaged adhered relation with at least a portion of the surface of the first member and adhered thereto so as to securely encompass at least a part thereof prior to mating engagement of said third strap section with said first strap section such that said first strap section may be positioned about said first member and said third strap section and the respective mating engaging elements placed in engaged relation so as to support the first member on the second member.

5. A separable fastening device adapted to support a first member such as a catheter tube or the like on a second member comprising a first and a second strap member, said first strap member including a first flexible strap section having a plurality of engaging elements upstanding from a first surface thereof, a second flexible strap section connected to and extending from said first strap section and having a plurality of mating engaging elements upstanding from a surface opposed to said first surface of said first strap section, said second strap section capable of being positioned opposite said first surface of said first strap section such that the respective mating engaging elements may be placed in mating engaged face-to-face relation, said second strap member including a third strap section having adhering means on a first surface portion thereof and a plurality of engaging elements upstanding from an opposite surface thereof and capable of being selectively detachably positioned in mating engaged relation with said engaging elements of said first surface of said first strap section, said third strap section being dimensioned such that said adhering surface can be positioned in secured engaged adhered relation with at least a portion of the surface of the first member and adhered thereto so as to securely encompass at least a part thereof prior to mating engagement of said third strap section with said first strap section such that said first strap section may be positioned about the first member and said third strap section and the respective mating engaging elements placed in engaged relation so as to support the first member on the second member.

6. A separable fastening device adapted to support a medical device such as an elongated catheter tube or the like on a support member comprising a first and a second strap member, said first strap member including a first flexible strap section having a plurality of resilient engaging elements upstanding from a first surface thereof, a second flexible strap section connected to and extending from said first strap section and having a plurality of resilient mating engaging elements upstanding from a surface opposed to said first surface of said first strap section, said second strap section capable of being positioned opposite said first surface of said first strap section such that the respective resilient mating engaging elements may be placed in mating engaged face-to-face relation, said second strap member including a third strap section having adhering means on a first surface portion thereof and a plurality of resilient engaging elements upstanding from an opposite surface thereof and capable of being selectively detachably positioned in mating engaged relation with said engaging elements of said first surface of said first strap section, said third strap section being dimensioned such that said adhering surface can be positioned in secured engaged adhered relation with at least a portion of the surface of the medical device and adhered thereto so as to securely encompass at least a part thereof prior to mating engagement of said third strap section with said first strap section such that said first strap section may be positioned about said medical device member and said third strap section and the respective mating engaging elements placed in engaged relation so as to support the medical device on the second member.

7. The separable fastening device according to claim 6 wherein at least one of said strap sections comprises at least one of a woven and knitted base material.

8. The separable fastening device according to claim 7 wherein said base material comprises at least one of a woven and knitted nylon material.

9. The separable fastening device according to claim 8 wherein at least one of said strap sections is comprised of a textile material having a plurality of resilient engaging elements upstanding from one surface and a foam material substrate secured to an opposite surface.

10. The separable fastening device according to claim 9 wherein said foam material substrate is polyurethane foam.

11. The separable fastening device according to claim 10 wherein said textile material comprises a strip of multifilament yarn textile material.

12. The separable fastening device according to claim 11 wherein said engaging elements are in the form of resilient loop-type hooking elements upstanding from said first surface portion of said first strap section and said mating engaging elements are in the form of resilient hook-type hooking elements upstanding from said surface of said second strap section opposite said first surface portion of said first strap section.

13. The separable fastening device according to claim 12 wherein said mating engaging elements upstanding from said opposite surface of said third strap section are in the form of resilient hook-type hooking elements.

14. The separable fastening device according to claim 13 wherein said strap sections are joined by engagement of said loop-type hooking elements with said mating hook-type hooking elements such that said loop-type hooking elements of said first strap section and said hook-type hooking elements of said second strap section and said third strap section face in opposite directions respectively.

15. The separable fastening device according to claim 14 wherein said resilient loop-type hooking elements comprise a knitted multifilament yarn material.

16. The separable fastening device according to claim 15 wherein said third strap section is detachably joined to the yarn material at a location spaced from said second end portion of said first strap section.

17. The separable fastening device according to claim 16 wherein said third strap section is disposed generally adjacent the joined portions of said first and second strap sections.

18. The separable fastening device according to claim 17 wherein said adhering means is an adhesive coating.

19. The separable fastening device according to claim 18 wherein said adhesive coating is pressure-sensitive.

20. The separable fastening device of claim 19 wherein said first and second strap sections are generally rectangular, said first strap section having a length substantially greater than said width.

21. The separable fastening device of claim 20 wherein said third strap section is generally rectangular having a width approximately equal to the width of said first strap section.

22. The separable fastening device of claim 21 wherein said third strap section is capable of being detachably joined to said first surface of said first strap section such that their respective widths are substantially aligned.

23. The separable fastening device of claim 22 wherein said first end portion of said first strap section has a generally tapered configuration having an end width approximately equal to the width of said second strap section.

24. The separable fastening device of claim 23 wherein said first and second strap sections are capable of being detachably joined at their respective end portions such that their respective widths are substantially aligned.

25. The separable fastening device according to claim 23 wherein said first and second strap sections are ultrasonically welded together at respective end portions of said first and second strap sections together.

26. A fastener for supporting an object on a support member comprising first, second, and third strap sections, said first strap section being provided on one surface with a multiplicity of loop-type hooking elements upstanding therefrom, and having a foam material substrate secured to the opposed surface, said second strap section being provided on one surface with a multiplicity of hook-type hooking elements upstanding therefrom, said second strap section being connected to and extending from said first strap section such that the hooking element surfaces of said first and second strap sections are opposite each other, said third strap section being provided on one surface with an adhesive coating, and on the other surface with a multiplicity of hook-type hooking elements upstanding therefrom, said third strap section being dimensioned such that at least a portion of said adhesive surface can be positioned contiguously in relation to at least a portion of said object, said object being retained in secured fixed relationship relative to said first and second strap sections upon engagement of at least a portion of said hook-type hooking elements of said third strap section with at least a portion of said hooking element surface of said first strap sections.

27. The fastener according to claim 26 wherein said third strap section comprises a generally rectangular flexible pad.