Intravenous securing device and secondary wound dressing
First Claim
1. An intravenous securing device and secondary wound dressing for holding intravenous tubing in place on a variety of anatomic locations on the human body and holding a primary wound dressing on top of an intravenous needle or catheter inserted into a skin entry site, the needle or catheter connected to the intravenous tubing, the securing device comprising:
- an elongated wrap having a front side, a back side, a first end and a second end;
means for securing the first end of said wrap to the second end of said wrap when said wrap is received around a selected location on the human body;
a window opening in said wrap, a center portion of said window opening adapted for receipt over the skin entry site, said window opening sufficient in size for visual inspection of the skin entry site without having to remove said wrap;
means for holding a portion of the intravenous tubing against the human body and adjacent the skin entry site, said means for holding being a portion of the back side of said elongated wrap and disposed next to said window opening; and
intravenous tubing offset holding means for releasably securing a portion of the intravenous tubing on the front side of said wrap and adjacent to and offset from the center portion of said window opening for providing a clear view of the skin entry site, said intravenous tubing offset holding means for releasably securing the intravenous tub e substantially parallel to a length of the intravenous needle or catheter inserted into the skin entry site.
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Abstract
An intravenous securing device and secondary wound dressing for holding intravenous needle tubing and catheter tubing in place in a variety of anatomic locations on the human body. The securing device and secondary wound dressing is used without the need of adhesives. The intravenous securing device and secondary wound dressing consists of an elongated bi-directional wrap stretchable in opposite directions along a length of the wrap. The wrap includes a window opening therethrough which is sufficient in size to allow for visual inspection of the skin entry site of a needle or a catheter without having to remove the wrap. The wrap is washable and reusable. The bi-directional wrap is adaptable for conforming to various parts of the anatomy of a patient and includes releasable hook fasteners at one end of the wrap for securing the wrap around an arm, a hand, a chest, a neck and other parts of the anatomy. The wrap also includes a pair of parallel strips of hook and loop fasteners disposed on opposite sides of the window opening. Intravenous tubing, which is connected to the needle or catheter, is placed between the two parallel strips. When the openings of the two strips are opposed to each other, the strips trap the tubing therebetween for securing the tubing in place without the use of adhesives. By separating the hook and loop fastener parallel strips, the tubing is released.
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16 Claims
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1. An intravenous securing device and secondary wound dressing for holding intravenous tubing in place on a variety of anatomic locations on the human body and holding a primary wound dressing on top of an intravenous needle or catheter inserted into a skin entry site, the needle or catheter connected to the intravenous tubing, the securing device comprising:
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an elongated wrap having a front side, a back side, a first end and a second end; means for securing the first end of said wrap to the second end of said wrap when said wrap is received around a selected location on the human body; a window opening in said wrap, a center portion of said window opening adapted for receipt over the skin entry site, said window opening sufficient in size for visual inspection of the skin entry site without having to remove said wrap; means for holding a portion of the intravenous tubing against the human body and adjacent the skin entry site, said means for holding being a portion of the back side of said elongated wrap and disposed next to said window opening; and intravenous tubing offset holding means for releasably securing a portion of the intravenous tubing on the front side of said wrap and adjacent to and offset from the center portion of said window opening for providing a clear view of the skin entry site, said intravenous tubing offset holding means for releasably securing the intravenous tub e substantially parallel to a length of the intravenous needle or catheter inserted into the skin entry site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An intravenous securing device and secondary wound dressing for holding intravenous tubing in place on a variety of anatomic locations on the human body and holding a primary wound l dressing on top of an intravenous needle or catheter inserted into a skin entry site, the needle or catheter connected to the intravenous tubing, the securing device comprising:
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an elongated bi-directional wrap having a front side, a back side, a first end and a second end, said wrap stretchable in opposite directions along a length of said wrap; means for securing the first end of said wrap to the second end of said wrap when said wrap is received around a selected location on the human body; a window opening in said wrap, a center portion of said window opening adapted for receipt over the skin entry site, said window opening sufficient in size for visual inspection of the skin entry site without having to remove said wrap; means for holding a portion of the intravenous tubing against the human body and adjacent the skin entry site, said means for holding being a portion of the back side of said elongated wrap and disposed next to said window opening; and intravenous tubing offset holding means for releasably securing a portion of the intravenous tubing on the front side of said wrap and adjacent to and offset from the center portion of said window opening for providing a clear view of the skin entry site, said intravenous tubing offset holding means for releasably securing the intravenous tube substantially parallel to a length of the intravenous needle or catheter inserted into the skin entry site. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An intravenous securing device and secondary wound dressing for holding intravenous tubing in place on a variety of anatomic locations on the human body and holding a primary wound dressing on top of an intravenous needle or catheter inserted into a skin entry site, the needle or catheter connected to the intravenous tubing, the securing device comprising:
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an elongated bi-directional wrap having a front side, a back side, a first end and a second end, said wrap stretchable in opposite directions along a length of said wrap; means for securing the first end of said wrap to the second end of said wrap when said wrap is received around a selected location on the human body; a window opening in said wrap, a center portion of said window opening adapted for receipt over the skin entry site, said window opening having a diameter in a range of 1 to 3 inches for visual inspection of the skin entry site without having to remove said wrap; means for holding a portion of the intravenous tubing against the human body and adjacent the skin entry site, said means for holding being a portion of the back side of said elongated wrap and disposed next to said window opening; and intravenous tubing offset holding means for releasably securing a portion of the intravenous tubing on the front side of said wrap and adjacent to and offset from the center portion of said window opening for providing a clear view of the skin entry site, said intravenous tubing offset holding means for releasably securing the intravenous tube substantially parallel to a length of the intravenous needle or catheter inserted into the skin entry site. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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