US5232453A
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Catheter holder
Assignee: Convatec Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1992-06-17
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Granted: 1993-08-03
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Expires: 2012-06-17
Abstract
Abstract A catheter holder has a pad of medical grade adhesive material having one surface for attachment to the skin of a wearer, and a pair of tapes secured to and extending from the other surface of the pad. A multiple use adhesive is placed on a surface of at least one tape which surface faces generally towards the other tape. With such an arrangement, the two tapes can be stuck together to enclose the catheter and at the same time the tape carrying the adhesive sticks to the adjacent wall of the catheter so preventing logitudinal movement of the catheter relative to the pad.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald A. Plass
- 👤 Keith G. M. Hollands
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:24
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/02; A61M2025/0206; A61M2025/0253; A61M2025/026; A61M2025/0266; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A catheter holder comprising a pad having a top surface and bottom surface, said bottom surface having an adhesive for adhesively securing said pad to the skin of a patient, said top surface having two tape portions secured thereto, each of said tape portions having a free end with non-adhesive grippable tabs, said secured tape portions being spaced apart on said top surface so as to form a longitudinal strip therebetween for accommodating a catheter extending transverse to said pad, said pad having a hole extending through said strip for accommodating a catheter extending substantially perpendicular therethrough, said pad having a slit extending from its edge to said hole to permit placement of a catheter through said slit into said hole, each of said tape portions having a surface opposing a surface of said other tape portion, at least one of said opposing surfaces having a multiple use adhesive, said tape portions being capable of gripping between said opposing surfaces either a catheter extending across said strip and transversely to said pad or perpendicularly through said hole.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
A catheter holder comprising a pad having a top surface and bottom surface, said bottom surface having an adhesive for adhesively securing said pad to the skin of a patient, said top surface having two tape portions secured thereto, each of said tape portions having a free end with non-adhesive grippable tabs, said secured tape portions being spaced apart on said top surface so as to form a longitudinal strip therebetween for accommodating a catheter extending transverse to said pad, said pad having a hole extending through said strip for accommodating a catheter extending substantially perpendicular therethrough, said pad having a slit extending from its edge to said hole to permit placement of a catheter through said slit into said hole, each of said tape portions having a surface opposing a surface of said other tape portion, at least one of said opposing surfaces having a multiple use adhesive, said tape portions being capable of gripping between said opposing surfaces either a catheter extending across said strip and transversely to said pad or perpendicularly through said hole.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A catheter holder according to claim 1 in which the width of the tapes is from 4 to 6.5 d where d is the diameter of the hole.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A catheter holder according to claim 1 in which the width of the tapes is from 5 d to 6 d.
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