Intravenous catheter and tubing stabilization device
First Claim
1. A device for anchoring and stabilizing a catheter and a portion of its associated tubing relative to a patient, comprising:
- a base to be positioned upon the skin of a patient adjacent to a catheter inserted through such skin, said base having a pair of elongate curved wall members, each having first and second ends, with said wall members interconnected to the surface of said base in proximity to each other so as to define an arcuate slot therebetween to receive a portion of the tubing associated with the catheter and frictionally retain said tubing without restricting the flow of fluid therethrough to effectively isolate said tubing from the catheter associated therewith;
a substantially rigid cover, with first and second ends, to be positioned over said base and releaseably interconnected thereto to anchor and retain said catheter relative to the skin of the patient and to cover and enclose said catheter and the tubing retained within said arcuate slot, said cover having an opening at one end thereof for routing of tubing associated with said catheter therethrough and away from the patient;
connector means for releaseably interconnecting said cover to said base; and
attachment means for removeably attaching said base to the skin of the patient.
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Abstract
A device for securing and stabilizing an intravenous catheter and a portion of its associated tubing in place relative to the limb of a patient, comprising a planar base to be removeably attached to the limb of a patient adjacent the catheter entry site, having a pair of U-shaped walls defining an acruate slot therebetween to receive and stabilize the catheter tubing, and further having a cover adapted to be removeably interconnected to the planar base to retain and stabilize the catheter and associated tubing relative to the limb of the patient and prevent direct access to the catheter entry site. The device is preferably constructed of a clear plastic material and is preferably attached to the limb of the patient with one or more flexible adhesive strips.
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18 Claims
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1. A device for anchoring and stabilizing a catheter and a portion of its associated tubing relative to a patient, comprising:
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a base to be positioned upon the skin of a patient adjacent to a catheter inserted through such skin, said base having a pair of elongate curved wall members, each having first and second ends, with said wall members interconnected to the surface of said base in proximity to each other so as to define an arcuate slot therebetween to receive a portion of the tubing associated with the catheter and frictionally retain said tubing without restricting the flow of fluid therethrough to effectively isolate said tubing from the catheter associated therewith; a substantially rigid cover, with first and second ends, to be positioned over said base and releaseably interconnected thereto to anchor and retain said catheter relative to the skin of the patient and to cover and enclose said catheter and the tubing retained within said arcuate slot, said cover having an opening at one end thereof for routing of tubing associated with said catheter therethrough and away from the patient; connector means for releaseably interconnecting said cover to said base; and attachment means for removeably attaching said base to the skin of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A device for anchoring and stabilizing an intravenous catheter and a portion of its associated tubing relative to a patient, comprising:
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an elongate substantially planar base with first and second ends and upper and lower faces, of a length greater than the length of the catheter and any catheter hub assembly connected between said catheter and the tubing associated therewith, having a wide portion extending from the first end of said base toward said second end through a part of the length of said base and smoothly narrowing to a narrow portion extending to said second end of said base with its longitudinal axis in alignment with the longitudinal axis of said wide portion; a first elongate wall member with first and second ends, disposed in a U-shape on the upper face of said wide portion of said base with said ends of said first wall member extending in the direction of said second end of said base, said first wall member being interconnected to said wide portion of said base along the central portion of said first wall member intermediate its ends, leaving the ends and adjacent portions of said first wall member free from interconnection to said base; a second elongate wall member with first and second ends, disposed in a U-shape on said upper face of said wide portion of said base a short distance toward the center of said wide portion from said first wall member, with the ends of said second wall member extending in the same direction as the ends of said first wall member, and interconnected to said wide portion of said base through the full length of said second wall member; an arcuate slot defined between said first and second wall members to receive a portion of the tubing associated with the catheter and frictionally retain said tubing therein; an elongate cover with two sides and first and second ends, to be releaseably interconnected to said base, having a substantially planar top including a transverse dome formed in said top intermediate its two ends with the longitudinal axis of said dome perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said top, further including an elongate depression formed in said top between said dome and the second end of said top with the longitudinal axis of said depression aligned with the longitudinal axis of said top, and having a side wall disposed perpendicular to the plane of said top, extending from the two sides and the first end of said top generally perpendicular thereto in a direction opposite the extension of said dome therefrom and interconnected to said top along the full length of said side wall; first connector means for releaseably interconnecting said cover to said base, disposed between said first and second ends of said cover and of said base; second connector means for releaseably interconnecting said cover to said base, disposed at second ends of said cover and of said base; and attachment means for removeably attaching said base to the skin of the patient adjacent to the site of entry of the catheter through the skin of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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