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Windowed vein catheter dressing

  • US 5,380,294 A
  • Filed: 07/20/1993
  • Issued: 01/10/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a vein catheter dressing adapted to secure the housing of a vein catheter on a patient'"'"'s skin, wherein the dressing comprises a supporting foil (1), an adhesive layer (2) on the side of the foil (1) to be applied to the skin of the patient, a liquid absorbent pad (3) on a central part of said adhesive layer, said pad being adapted to be applied over the incision of the catheter and being substantially smaller than the supporting foil (1) and being spaced inwardly from the margins of the supporting foil, two release foils (7, 8) which before application of the dressing cover the adhesive layer (2) and the pad (3), and a slit that extends in a direction away from the pad through an edge of the dressing;

  • the improvement comprising a window aperture in the supporting foil, said window aperture being disposed on only the side of the pad opposite the slit, and a layer of transparent material (5) covering said window aperture.

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