Sterile tube covering for a medical tubing system

US10314964B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

• John Heppe · Sankt Wendel, DE
• Michael-Paul Jestram · Wetzlar, DE
• Axel KORT · Mestlin, DE
• Maria Millan-Galante · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, DE
• Alexander Schrörs · Frankfurt, DE
• Andreas Wupper · Lennestadt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 18, 2014
• Grant date: Jun 11, 2019
• Expiry date: Jun 24, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2207/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a tube covering for a tubing system, especially for monitoring a vascular access for an extracorporeal blood treatment. The inventive tube covering has at least one flexible bottom layer on which a section of the at least one tubing and/or a connection system of at least one tubing may be placed and has at least one flexible top layer for covering the section of the at least one tubing and/or the connection system of the at least one tubing. The bottom layer and the top layer are joined to one another such that they form an openable wrapping for inserting the section of the at least one tubing and/or the connection system of the at least one tubing, fastening means for detachably joining the top layer and the bottom layer being provided on the top layer and bottom layer.