Protective retaining device and method

A protective retaining device for application to the side of an intravenous or catheter intervention system utilizing insertion means and tubing comprising an elongated sleeve means of flexible material for being received over and about a portion of a body to which an intervention system is applied, the sleeve means being positionable over the intervention site for protecting the body about and at the site of intervention and for firmly retaining the tubing in position proximate to the body, the sleeve means having a substantially rectangular configuration with first and second opposite longitudinal side edges and including attachment means proximate to and along at least one of the side edges for detachably securing the side edge with the sleeve means for maintaining the sleeve means in position after it is wrapped about the body and over the insertion means and tubing at the site of the intervention, the sleeve means being provided with an opening therein provided by a cut out portion with opposite sides which is positionable over the intervention site of the body to allow inspection of the insertion means without removal or displacement of the retaining device and a detachable cover enclosing the opening of the sleeve means and covering the site of application of the insertion means which cover is detachable to uncover the opening and expose for inspection the site of application to the body of the insertion means and the cover being secured at the opposite sides of the cut out portion by detachable means and extends over to enclose the opening and being removable for exposing the site of the body at the opening and for being replaced.

The protective retaining device for application to the site of an intravenous or catheter intervention system utilizing insertion means and tubing comprising an elongated sleeve means of flexible material for being received over and about a portion of a body to which an intervention system is applied, the sleeve means being positionable over the intervention site for protecting the body about and at the site of intervention and for firmly retaining the tubing in position proximate to the body, the sleeve means having a substantially rectangular configuration with first and second opposite longitudinal side edges and including attachment means proximate to and along at least one of the side edges for detachably securing the side edge with the sleeve means for maintaining the sleeve means in position after it is wrapped about the body and over the insertion means and tubing at the site of the intervention, the sleeve means being provided with an opening therein which is positionable over the intervention site of the body to allow inspection of the insertion means without removal or displacement of the retaining device and a cover enclosing the opening of the sleeve means and covering the site of application of the insertion means which cover is detachable to uncover the opening and expose for inspection the site of application to the body of the insertion means, the sleeve member including a pair of longitudinally extending flexible stay elements on opposite sides of the opening for stabilizing and equalizing the force applied to the body by the sleeve about the site of the invention.