Protective dressing and methods of use thereof
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1. A protective device, comprising:
- a substantially rigid casing for placement on a patient'"'"'s skin so as to prevent compression of a protected medical article, wherein the casing has a hollow interior facing the patient'"'"'s skin and a lip;
a membrane spanning the hollow interior of the casing;
a first adhesive seal attached to a bottom surface of the lip of the casing; and
a second adhesive seal attached to a top surface of the lip of the casing,whereby the membrane is disposed between the casing and the first adhesive seal.
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Abstract
A protective device having a substantially rigid casing for placement on a patient'"'"'s skin, wherein the casing has a hollow interior facing the patient'"'"'s skin and a lip. The casing can be spanned across its hollow interior by a membrane. The casing can have a first adhesive seal attached to a bottom surface of the lip of the casing, and a second adhesive seal attached to the top surface of the lip of the casing.
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19 Claims
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1. A protective device, comprising:
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a substantially rigid casing for placement on a patient'"'"'s skin so as to prevent compression of a protected medical article, wherein the casing has a hollow interior facing the patient'"'"'s skin and a lip; a membrane spanning the hollow interior of the casing; a first adhesive seal attached to a bottom surface of the lip of the casing; and a second adhesive seal attached to a top surface of the lip of the casing, whereby the membrane is disposed between the casing and the first adhesive seal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A kit, comprising:
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a protective device comprising; a substantially rigid casing for placement on an individual'"'"'s skin so as to prevent compression of a protected medical article, wherein the casing comprises a hollow interior, a lip, a first adhesive seal attached to a bottom surface of the lip and a membrane disposed between the casing and the first adhesive seal, the membrane spanning the hollow interior; a second adhesive seal for attaching the casing to the individual'"'"'s skin; and a backing on which the casing and second adhesive seal are removeably attached; and instructions for applying the protective device to the individual'"'"'s skin. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device for protecting a medical article placed on a patient'"'"'s skin, the device comprising:
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a substantially rigid casing forming a cavity and having a lip, the cavity being sized and shaped to cover a medical article without compressing the medical article against the patient'"'"'s skin; a membrane spaced from the casing and spanning the cavity of the casing; a first adhesive seal attached to a bottom surface of the lip of the casing; and a second adhesive seal attached to a top surface of the lip of the casing, wherein each of the casing, membrane, first adhesive seal and second adhesive seal comprise a notch, the notches being aligned with one another forming a slot opening into the cavity for receiving a portion of the medical article. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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