I.V. holder

Details I.V. holder I.V. holder

1982-05-25

1987-06-02

Yu, Mickey

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128DIG26, 604180, A61M 500

Patent

active

046694587

ABSTRACT:
A holder for securing and protecting an intravenous injection needle when the needle is inserted in the body of a patient is disclosed. The holder includes a flat base having an adhesive bottom with an aperture located in the middle of the base. A clear plastic window, having an adhesive bottom, is placed over the aperture on the base. When the needle is inserted in the body, the base is placed over the needle so that the insertion site lies in the middle of the aperture. The base securely holds the needle in place, and the clear window covers and protects the needle while allowing the needle insertion site to be observed. The window can be partially peeled back to provide access to the needle, and if desired the window may be completely peeled off and replaced. A see through gauze pad to which an antibiotic salve can be applied is also disclosed. This gauze pad is removably placed underneath the clear window in the aperture. In order to prevent any further stress on the needle, a fully adhesive strip is placed across the tube leading to the needle. Adjacent to this adhesive strip is a second adhesive strip with a central non-adhesive portion. The first adhesive strip holds the tube securely in place, while the second adhesive strip holds the tube to the body but allows the tube to slide beneath the strip.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3677250 (1972-07-01), Thomas
patent: 3782377 (1974-01-01), Rychlik
patent: 3782378 (1974-01-01), Page
patent: 3900026 (1975-08-01), Wagner
patent: 3973565 (1976-08-01), Steer
patent: 4059105 (1977-11-01), Cutruzzula et al.

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