Special wraps, dilators and foley catheters
First Claim
1. A wrapping unit for holding an invasive device externally on the body comprising a wrap for encircling a portion of the body, said wrap including a support member comprising cradle means facing away from the encircled portion of the body for receiving an external portion of such an invasive device, said wrap including a flap having one end portion thereof attached to said wrap adjacent a first side of said cradle means, bridge means disposed on said wrap adjacent a second side of said cradle means that lies opposite said first side, said flap extending from said one end portion thereof in overlying relation to said cradle means to pass through said bridge means for holding such an invasive device in said cradle means, said flap making a U-turn after passing through said bridge means, and said flap extending from such U-turn over said bridge means to another end portion of said flap, and means releasably securing said another end portion of said flap to said flap at a location that is between said bridge means and the attachment of said one end portion of said flap to said wrap.
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Abstract
Invasive apparatus such as IV tubes, Foley catheters, arterial sheaths, Swan Ganz catheters, nasogastric tubes, or wires of temporary pacemakers are held externally on the body proximate the invasion site by a wrapping unit that has a wrap encircling a portion of the body, a support on the wrap, a cradle in the support for receiving a portion of the invasive apparatus, and either a flap, hinged cover, or rotatable latch via which the apparatus is releaseably held in the cradle. Various embodiments are disclosed, including a multi-part support in which one support part is selectively positionable on another and/or separably mounted on the latter. Various forms for the separable mounting are also disclosed. A novel form of Foley catheter is also disclosed. Also disclosed is an adaptor for adapting a conventional invasive device to one that can be received in the cradle of the support of a wrapping unit. The wrapping units are used on various portions of the body.
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- 1. A wrapping unit for holding an invasive device externally on the body comprising a wrap for encircling a portion of the body, said wrap including a support member comprising cradle means facing away from the encircled portion of the body for receiving an external portion of such an invasive device, said wrap including a flap having one end portion thereof attached to said wrap adjacent a first side of said cradle means, bridge means disposed on said wrap adjacent a second side of said cradle means that lies opposite said first side, said flap extending from said one end portion thereof in overlying relation to said cradle means to pass through said bridge means for holding such an invasive device in said cradle means, said flap making a U-turn after passing through said bridge means, and said flap extending from such U-turn over said bridge means to another end portion of said flap, and means releasably securing said another end portion of said flap to said flap at a location that is between said bridge means and the attachment of said one end portion of said flap to said wrap.
- 14. A wrapping unit for holding first and second invasive devices externally on the body comprising a wrap for encircling a portion of the body, said wrap including a support member comprising first and second cradle means facing away from the encircled portion of the body for receiving external portions of such invasive devices, and means for releasably holding such external portions of such devices in said first and second cradle means, and wherein one of said cradle means is selectively laterally positionable on said support member relative to the other of said cradle means to provide a desired lateral spacing between such devices.
- 16. A wrapping unit for holding an invasive device externally of the body comprising a wrap for encircling a portion of the body proximate an invasion site, said wrap comprising support means for supporting such a device, said support means comprising a first part attached to said wrap and a second part separably mounted on said first part, wherein said second part comprises cradle means for receiving an external portion of such a device, and means for releaseably holding such external portion of such a device in said cradle means.
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