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Slotted catheter securement device

US8834427B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Inventors

Kurt Kyvik · Ocala, US
Scott Ryan · Ocala, US
Arthur Parkhurst · Ocala, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 9, 2011
Grant date	Sep 16, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 22, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S128/26
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A slotted catheter securement device adapted for securing a catheter extending generally perpendicularly from skin of a patient, having a base member and a securing member co-planarly oriented, the securing member being joined to the base member non-coextensively, an interior opening, a slot passing through the base member and the securing member in communication with the interior opening; the securing member having a first bridging member and a second bridging member non-coextensively joined to the base member, a securing adhesive layer positioned on at least one of the first and second bridging members, the first bridging member having an attached end and a free end, the second bridging member having two attached ends, whereby the first and second bridging members fold away from the base member to adhere to each other and to the catheter disposed therebetween.

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