Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
Patent
1992-04-02
1993-02-23
Hirsch, Paul J.
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
128DIG26, A61M 532
Patent
active
051886081
ABSTRACT:
A protective stabilizing sleeve for an intravenous needle inserted into a vein in a patient's arm for protecting the site of the needle and stabilizing the connecting tube includes an outer fabric layer arranged with an interior layer of porous gauze material with a non-stick surface. In one arrangement VELCRO strips are disposed at the proximal and distal ends of the sleeve for securement of the sleeve around the arm. In a related embodiment the VELCRO strips are disposed along a longitudinal seam joining the two seam edges together. In a still further and related embodiment, the sleeve design is reshaped into a partial glove so as to protect and stabilize the IV needle and tube when inserted into the hand. The focus of the invention is on the design simplicity, the ease with which the sleeve or glove may be applied by the patient and the fact that both sleeve and glove designs are free of any type of exterior structural member which could conceivably be caught or bumped or hooked on some object thereby jarring or pulling the needle loose. By maintaining the exterior surface of the sleeve completely smooth and free of any other member the site of the needle remains clean and the risk of hooking the tube or bumping the needle is virtually eliminated. The sleeve and glove also provide a cushioning cover for the needle site.
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