US5468231A
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Refastenable tube and cable restraint for surgical use
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1994-05-18
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Granted: 1995-11-21
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Expires: 2014-05-18
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a tube and cable restraint comprising: an attachment strip of flexible material having on its underside a coating of adhesive suitable for adhering to a surface; a holding strip of flexible material having a fixed end, a repositionable end and a bridging section between the fixed end and the repositionable end comprising a bridging strip; an adhesive layer between the bottom surface of said holding strip and the top surface of said attachment strip at least at each end of said restraint; and a finger tab. The present invention also provides surgical drapes and gowns with tube and cable restraints attached thereto.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles L. Newman
- 👤 Winfried Kipp
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:59
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/01; A61M25/02; C; C09; C09J; C09J7/00; C09J7/20; A61M2025/0206; A61M2025/0253; A61M2025/026; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S128/00; Y10S128/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A tube restraint, comprising: an attachment strip of flexible material having on its underside a coating of adhesive suitable for adhering to a surface; a holding strip of flexible material having a fixed end, a repositionable end and a bridging strip there between, wherein said holding strip is cut through its top surface in a manner so as to retard peel at the fixed end; an adhesive layer between the bottom surface of said holding strip and the top surface of said attachment strip at least at each end of said restraint; and a means to facilitate easy opening and closing of said bridging strip.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A tube restraint, comprising: an attachment strip of flexible material having on its underside a coating of adhesive suitable for adhering to a surface; a holding strip of flexible material having a fixed end, a repositionable end and a bridging strip there between, wherein said holding strip is cut through its top surface in a manner so as to retard peel at the fixed end; an adhesive layer between the bottom surface of said holding strip and the top surface of said attachment strip at least at each end of said restraint; and a means to facilitate easy opening and closing of said bridging strip.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A tube restraint according to claim 1, wherein said attachment strip and said holding strip comprise sheet materials or laminates selected from the group consisting of cloth, nonwoven fabrics, foams or plastic materials.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
A tube restraint according to claim 1, wherein said attachment strip and said holding strip each independently comprise a plastic sheet material selected from the group consisting of naturally based organic polymers such as acetate, azlon, rayon, and triacetate; and synthetically prepared organic polymers such as acrylic, aramid, nylon, olefin (e.g., poly(1-butene), polycarbonate, polyethylene, polyester, poly(3-methyl-1-butene), poly(1-pentene), polypropylene, and polystyrene), polysulfone, polytetrafluoroethylene, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(vinyl chloride), poly(vinylidine chloride), and poly(vinylidine fluoride).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A tube restraint according to claim 1, wherein said attachment strip and said holding strip each independently comprise a plastic sheet materials selected from the group consisting of polyester and polyethylene and wherein said bridging strip has a tensile strength of at least 5 N/cm width.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A tube restraint according to claim 3, wherein said restraint is substantially free of adhesive on the surfaces between said fixed end and said repositionable end that are adapted to form a bridge about said tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A tube restraint according to claim 3, wherein said bridging strip is at least 8 cm in length and between 2 and 5 cm wide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A tube restraint according to claim 1, wherein said attachment strip comprises a single-sided pressure sensitive adhesive tape, and said holding strip comprises a single-sided pressure sensitive adhesive tape.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A tube restraint according to claim 1, wherein said attachment strip comprises a double-sided pressure sensitive adhesive tape, and said holding strip comprises a non-adhesive plastic sheet material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
A tube restraint according to claim 3, wherein said holding strip is die cut in a manner to provide integral peel stops comprising unpeeled regions of said holding strip behind the hinge line of said restraint at the fixed end.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A tube restraint according to claim 9, wherein said bridging strip is narrower than said holding strip at the fixed end.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
A tube restraint according to claim 1, wherein said surface is selected from the group consisting of a surgical drape, gown, and skin.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
22 words
A tube restraint according to claim 10, wherein said restraint is at least 9 cm long and at least 2 cm wide.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A tube restraint according to claim 4, wherein said plastic sheet materials have a thickness between 0.07 mm and 0.2 min.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
A tube restraint according to claim 3, wherein said means to facilitate easy opening and closing of said bridging strip comprises a finger tab at the edge of said restraint at the repositionable end.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
38 words
A tube restraint according to claim 14, wherein said finger tab comprises a piece of non-adhesive film adhered to said adhesive layer between the bottom surface of said holding strip and the top surface of said attachment strip.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
A tube restraint according to claim 9, further comprising a liner material attached to said adhesive coating on the underside of said attachment strip of flexible material.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
A tube restraint according to claim 9, wherein said restraint is attached to a surgical drape.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
A tube restraint according to claim 3, wherein said restraint further comprises a visual indicator adapted to indicated engagement of said bridge forming means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
A tube restraint according to claim 1, wherein said restraint further comprises a removal means to facilitate easy removal of said restraint from said surface.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
43 words
A tube restraint according to claim 3, wherein said restraint further comprises a removal means to facilitate easy removal of said restraint from said surface, wherein said removal means comprises a removal tab at the edge of said restraint at the fixed end.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
A tube restraint according to claim 20, wherein said removal tab comprises a piece of non-adhesive film adhered to the underside of said attachment strip.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
37 words
A tube restraint according to claim 16, wherein said liner material is cut into at least two separate pieces and wherein one of said liner pieces provides a removal tab at the fixed end of the restraint.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
79 words
A method of making a tube restraint comprising the steps of: laminating on top of a liner material an attachment material having on its underside a coating of adhesive suitable for adhering to a surface, an adhesive layer, and a holding strip of flexible material; die cutting the holding strip of flexible material to create integral peel stops therein; die cutting the laminate at least to the depth of the liner material to separate the laminate into individual restraints.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
79 words
A method of making a tube restraint comprising the steps of: laminating on top of a liner material an attachment material having on its underside a coating of adhesive suitable for adhering to a surface, an adhesive layer, and a holding strip of flexible material; die cutting the holding strip of flexible material to create integral peel stops therein; die cutting the laminate at least to the depth of the liner material to separate the laminate into individual restraints.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 23, wherein said laminate further comprises a narrow layer of non-adhesive film adhered to said adhesive layer between the bottom surface of said holding strip and the top surface of said attachment strip.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 23, wherein said laminate is further slit into at least two narrower laminates.
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