Adhesive dressing for retaining a cannula on the skin
First Claim
1. A dressing for retaining cannulae comprising a backing film coated on one surface with an adhesive layer, the backing film comprising an adhesive coated flexible sheet attached to an adhesive coated handle, the material of the handle being different from the material of the flexible sheet, first and second release sheets covering the adhesive layer in which there is a hole and a dividing line through the dressing and the second release sheet said dividing line extending from the hole to one edge of the dressing and the second release sheet, the second release sheet contacting the adhesive surface of the handle and the hole and dividing line being located within the handle, whereby when the second release sheet is removed the hole in the dressing is adapted to be placed around a cannula.
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Abstract
A dressing for retaining a cannula on the skin is described. The dressing comprises a backing film coated on one face with an adhesive layer and with first and second release sheets covering the adhesive layer. A hole and a dividing line are cut through the dressing and second release sheet so that the dividing line extends from the hole to one edge of the dressing and the edge of the second release sheet. In use when the second release sheet is removed the hole in the dressing fits around the indwelling cannula. In a preferred form a portion of the dressing comprises an adhesive coated handle which is stiffer than the remainder of the dressing and which carries the hole and dividing line.
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- 1. A dressing for retaining cannulae comprising a backing film coated on one surface with an adhesive layer, the backing film comprising an adhesive coated flexible sheet attached to an adhesive coated handle, the material of the handle being different from the material of the flexible sheet, first and second release sheets covering the adhesive layer in which there is a hole and a dividing line through the dressing and the second release sheet said dividing line extending from the hole to one edge of the dressing and the second release sheet, the second release sheet contacting the adhesive surface of the handle and the hole and dividing line being located within the handle, whereby when the second release sheet is removed the hole in the dressing is adapted to be placed around a cannula.
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