Catheter Securement Device With At Least One Vertical Slit

A method of using a catheter securement device comprising the steps of:

• providing a catheter securement device with:
• a flexible, thin, sheet-like base member with a bottom side and a top side;
• a releasable, flexible, thin, sheet-like retention member having a first end, a second end, a distal edge, a proximal edge, and at least one vertical slit extending substantially perpendicular from the distal edge;
• and
• at least one release liner mounted to the bottom side of the base member;
• removing the at least one release liner from the bottom side of the base member;
• affixing the bottom side of the base member to a patient's skin;
• locating a hub associated with a catheter and at least one tube directly adjacent to the top side;
• and
• releasably-affixing the retention member to the top side of the base member to secure the hub and the catheter in place.

A catheter securement device that is mounted to the skin of a patient to secure a catheter comprising a hub and a tube member, the device comprising:

• a flexible, thin, sheet-like base member with a proximal edge, a distal edge opposite the proximal edge, a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a top side, and a bottom side;
• a releasable, flexible, thin, sheet-like retention member having a proximal edge, a distal edge opposite the proximal edge, a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a top side, a bottom side, a first vertical slit extending substantially perpendicular from the distal edge toward the proximal edge, a second vertical slit extending substantially perpendicular from the distal edge toward the proximal edge, a third vertical slit extending substantially perpendicular from the distal edge toward the proximal edge, and a hole located where the first vertical slit terminates;
• a first of a hook-and-loop fastener impregnated with an adhesive mounted to the top side of the base member;
• a second of a hook-and-loop fastener impregnated with an adhesive mounted to the bottom side of the retention member;
• and
• at least one release liner releasably mounted to the bottom side of the base member;
• wherein the hub is secured beneath the hole;
• and
• wherein a first tube member extends through the first vertical slit, a second tube member extends through the second vertical slit, and a third tube member extends through the third vertical slit.