An Intravenous Cannula Retainer
AssigneeResQDevices Pty Ltd
InventorRoger PRICE
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Abstract
An intravenous cannula retainer is described. The intravenous cannula comprises a cuff suitable for at least partially encircling at least a portion of a limb of a patent, the cuff including at least one intravenous cannula retaining zone. A method of cannulation is also described.
Claims28
An intravenous cannula retainer for retaining an intravenous cannula on a patient, the intravenous cannula retainer comprising:
- a cuff including a support curtain suitable for at least partially supporting at least a portion of a limb of a patient, the cuff including at least one intravenous cannula retaining zone comprising a cannula penetration for providing access through the cuff to the limb of the patient, and a frame connected to the cuff and extending around the cannula penetration zone for reinforcing an edge thereof;
- a cannula penetration closure being a cover for inhibiting access to the intravenous cannula, the cover configured to be removably mounted on the frame,
- wherein the frame and the cover are configured to flex about one or more axes to accommodate contours of the patient over convex and concave cannulation sites.
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The intravenous cannula retainer in accordance with claim 90 wherein the hinge includes a plurality of corrugations to facilitate rotation about the one or more axes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.