Intravenous therapy site tape and methods of using same

An IV site tape kit comprising:

• a plurality of IV site tape segments, wherein each IV site tape segment consists of:
• a mid-portion having a first end and an opposed second end, a proximal side and a distal side;
• a first tape end portion having a proximal side and a distal side, and
• a second tape end portion having a proximal side and a distal side, the first tape end portion extending contiguously from the first end of the mid-portion and the second tape end portion extending contiguously from the second end of the mid-portion,
• wherein the mid-portion is capable of being placed on a patient so as to pass over at least one side of the patient's body portion and further wherein the first tape end portion and the second rape end portion are capable of being placed at least partially around and removably secured to such inflexible object, to thereby secure such body portion of a patient to such inflexible object;
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• a dispenser of suitable size and shape to hold a predetermined number of the plurality of the IV site tape segments and to permit facile removal of a single IV site tape segment from the dispenser at one time without soiling any contents of the dispenser and also without soiling the IV site tape segment removed from the dispenser before the IV site tape segment removed is placed in a removably secure position on the patient and the inflexible object.

A kit for securing an IV site comprising:

• intravenous (IV) site tape for securing a body portion of a patient to an inflexible object, to thereby facilitate secure maintenance in position of an IV line, the IV site tape comprising:
• a mid-portion having a first end and an opposed second end, a proximal side and a distal side;
• a first tape end portion having a proximal side and a distal side, and
• a second tape end portion having a proximal side and a distal side, the first tape end portion extending contiguously from the first end of the mid-portion and the second tape end portion extending contiguously from the second end of the mid-portion,
• wherein the mid-portion is capable of being placed on a patient so as to pass over at least one side of the patient's body portion and further wherein the first tape end portion and the second tape end portion are capable of being placed at least partially around and removably secured to such inflexible object, to thereby secure such body portion of a patient to such inflexible object;
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• an inflexible object to which to attach a patient's body portion by use of the IV site tape.

A method of securing an IV site, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) providing IV site tape to thereby facilitate secure maintenance in position of an IV site, the IV site tape having:
• a mid-portion having a first end and an opposed second end, a proximal side and a distal side;
• a first tape end portion having a proximal side and a distal side, and
• a second tape end portion having a proximal side and a distal side, the first tape end portion extending contiguously from the first end of the mid-portion and the second tape end portion extending contiguously from the second end of the mid-portion,
• wherein the mid-portion is capable of being placed on a patient so as to pass over at least one side of the patient's body portion and further wherein the first tape end portion and the second rape end portion are capable of being placed at least partially around and removably secured to such inflexible object, to thereby secure such body portion of a patient to such inflexible object;
• b) wrapping a segment of the IV site tape around the patient's body portion at one location on the body portion and then securing the IV site tape to the inflexible object;
• c) wrapping another segment of the IV site tape around the patient's body portion at another location on the body portion, and then
• d) securing the other segment of IV site tape to the inflexible object, to thereby quickly and removably secure an IV site on the patient's body portion for the duration of an IV procedure.