FOLDABLE IV CATHETER SECUREMENT DRESSING FOR PROTECTING AGAINST INADVERTENT CONTAMINATION

• Main Authors: Christensen, Kelly D, Peterson, Darin L, Khan, Azhar J, Peterson, Bart D, Souza, Marcel A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 28.02.2024
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

A catheter securement device, comprising:a foldable body, comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion of the foldable body includes an adhesive layer on a contact side of the lower portion, wherein the lower portion further comprises an opening to provide a window for placement of a catheter, wherein the upper portion comprises a separation line to divide the upper portion into a first adhesive strip and a second adhesive strip.