Replaceable flexible protective cover for an infusion device
First Claim
1. A replaceable flexible protective cover for an infusion device, the infusion device having a shank portion defining an exterior hub portion and an interior portion having a catheter means insertable into the vein through the skin of a person, and the infusion device angled to the surface of the skin of the person for the condition of the catheter inserted into the skin of the person, the replaceable flexible protective cover comprising, in combination:
- a flexible, resilient middle layer having a top surface and a bottom surface and a peripheral wall having a predetermined geometrical configuration, and said peripheral wall having a front wall portion, a pair of spaced apart side wall portions and a back wall portion spaced from said front wall portion defining a central section therebetween;
a flexible, resilient, waterproof adhesive layer substantially coextensive with said middle layer and having an inner surface on said bottom surface of said middle layer and a outer surface, and said outer surface adapted to be adhered to the skin of the person;
a flexible, resilient waterproof top layer on said upper surface of said middle layer and substantially coextensive with said middle layer;
aperture walls in said central section defining a central aperture extending through said middle layer and said adhesive layer and said aperture walls spaced from said peripheral walls to define a frame section between said first walls and said peripheral wall;
shank walls in said central section and said shank walls defining a shank receiving aperture through said top layer, said middle layer and for receiving the shank of the infusion device in waterproof sealing relationship thereto.
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Abstract
A replaceable flexible protective cover for an infusion device formed from a transparent membrane adhesive on one side affixable to the skin of a person to surround at least a part of the infusion device, and the membrane includes a portion through which a portion of the device passes and grips the infusion device to assure stability as well as added water proof characteristic to the cover.
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12 Claims
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1. A replaceable flexible protective cover for an infusion device, the infusion device having a shank portion defining an exterior hub portion and an interior portion having a catheter means insertable into the vein through the skin of a person, and the infusion device angled to the surface of the skin of the person for the condition of the catheter inserted into the skin of the person, the replaceable flexible protective cover comprising, in combination:
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a flexible, resilient middle layer having a top surface and a bottom surface and a peripheral wall having a predetermined geometrical configuration, and said peripheral wall having a front wall portion, a pair of spaced apart side wall portions and a back wall portion spaced from said front wall portion defining a central section therebetween; a flexible, resilient, waterproof adhesive layer substantially coextensive with said middle layer and having an inner surface on said bottom surface of said middle layer and a outer surface, and said outer surface adapted to be adhered to the skin of the person; a flexible, resilient waterproof top layer on said upper surface of said middle layer and substantially coextensive with said middle layer; aperture walls in said central section defining a central aperture extending through said middle layer and said adhesive layer and said aperture walls spaced from said peripheral walls to define a frame section between said first walls and said peripheral wall; shank walls in said central section and said shank walls defining a shank receiving aperture through said top layer, said middle layer and for receiving the shank of the infusion device in waterproof sealing relationship thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A replaceable flexible protective cover for an infusion device, the infusion device having a shank portion defining an exterior hub portion and an interior portion having a catheter means insertable into the vein through the skin of a person, and the infusion device angled to the surface of the skin of the person for the condition of the catheter inserted into the skin of the person, the replaceable flexible protective cover comprising, in combination:
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a flexible, resilient middle layer having a top surface and a bottom surface and a peripheral wall having a predetermined geometrical configuration, and said peripheral wall having a front wall portion, a pair of spaced apart side wall portions and a back wall portion spaced from said front wall portion defining a central section therebetween; a flexible, resilient waterproof adhesive layer substantially coextensive with said middle layer and having an inner surface on said bottom surface of said middle layer and a outer surface, and said outer surface adapted to be adhered to the skin of the person; a flexible, resilient waterproof top layer on said upper surface of said middle layer and substantially coextensive with said middle layer; aperture walls in said central section defining a central aperture extending through said middle layer and said adhesive layer and said aperture walls spaced from said peripheral walls to define a frame section between said aperture walls and said peripheral wall; tab walls in said central section and said tab walls defining a mounting tab portion and said mounting tab portion extending into said central section from a preselected position of said aperture wall, and said tab portion having shank walls defining a shank receiving aperture through said top layer, said middle layer and said adhesive layer for receiving the shank of the infusion device in waterproof sealing relationship thereto. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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