Intravenous needle cover/protector

• US 5,449,349 A
• Filed: 10/14/1994
• Issued: 09/12/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Patricia L. Sallee, Wayne A. Sallee
• Original Assignee: Patricia L. Sallee, Wayne A. Sallee
• Inventors: Sallee, Wayne A., Sallee, Patricia L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hirsch, Paul J.
• Application Number:
  US08/324,009
• Time in Patent Office: 333 Days
• Field of Search: 604/174, 604/180, 128/888, 128/DIG. 6, 128/DIG. 26
• US Class Current: 604/180
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/0246 fixed on the skin having a cover for covering the holding means
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/02 Holding devices, e.g. on the body
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/06 Intravenous injection support
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/26 Cannula supporters

Abstract

The present invention relates to an improved I.V. cover/protector which includes a housing having a generally triangular top, a larger end-wall, a smaller end-wall, and two tapered sides. Two flexible wings are joined by a living hinge along the edge of the two tapered sides. An arch defines a passage through the larger end-wall into the housing. Protuberances are located along the inside walls of the arch for prehension of a catheter/catheter line. The passage defined by the arch and protuberances is oblique to the plane of the flexible wings so that the catheter/catheter line slants downwards toward the insertion site.

Claims

1. An improved I.V. cover/protector comprising:

a housing;

an arch extending from an end-wall of the housing and defining

a passage into the housing; and

two protuberances oppositely positioned inside of said arch.

2. The improved I.V. cover/protector according to claim 1 further including an insert mounted inside said arch, said insert having an opening.

3. The improved I.V. cover/protector according to claim 1 wherein said arch and said protuberances define a line groove angled oblique to a plane containing an attaching surface of the housing.

4. An improved I.V. cover/protector comprising:

a housing having a triangular top, a larger end-wall, a smaller end-wall, and two tapered sides, wherein the housing defines an interior region;

two hinges one each joined to each of the tapered sides;

two wings, one each joined to each of the hinges, respectively;

an arch extending from the larger end-wall defining a passage to the interior region of the housing;

two protuberances oppositely positioned inside of said arch; and

said arch and said protuberances defining a line groove angled oblique to said wings.

5. The improved I.V. cover/protector according to claim 4 wherein said hinges comprise a notch formed in said wings.

6. The improved I.V. cover/protector according to claim 4 wherein said smaller end-wall includes an opening.

7. The improved I.V. cover/protector according to claim 4 wherein said hinges comprise a strip of reduced thickness of said wings.

8. The improved I.V. cover/protector according to claim 4 further including an insert mounted inside said arch, said insert having an opening.