IV tube support assembly
OwnerRobert C. Shober, Jr., Robert L. Watsoninventors
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Abstract
An assembly for supporting and storing an intravenous supply tube and coupling device having a septum includes an elliptical body capable of having the tubing wound thereon and first and second flanges extending radially outwardly from the body. Each flange includes one or more slots for removably receiving the tubing and securing the tubing in place. The assembly is able to hold the tubing and coupling in place while a hypodermic needle is inserted into the coupling to shield the operator's hand to thereby reduce the risk of injury to the operator. In further embodiments two or more assemblies are coupled together in a ganged fashion.
Claims20
A device for supporting an intravenous tube comprising the combination of
- a body having a predetermined length and width selectable to be holdable in a human hand, said body having an outer surface with a substantially elliptical shape;
- and
- holding means for removably fixing an intravenous tube to said body substantially without restricting flow of fluids through said tube.
A device for supporting an intravenous tube comprising the combination of
- a body having a central portion with opposite ends, a substantially elliptical cross-section with a major axis and a minor axis and first and second flanges extending radially outwardly from said opposite ends of said central portion, said first and second flanges being substantially elliptically shaped to correspond to the shape of said body;
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- holding means comprising a first slot disposed in a peripheral edge of said first flange and a second slot in said second flange for removably fixing an intravenous tube to said body substantially without restricting flow of fluids through said tube.
An assembly for supporting a length of an intravenous tube including puncturable coupling means for introducing a material to said tube by syringe, said assembly comprising
- a body having a non-planar continuous surface for supporting an IV tube with said tube wound around said body, said body having first and second axial ends;
- a first flange coupled to said first axial end of said body, said first flange having a shape corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of said body;
- at least one first tube coupling means on a peripheral edge of said first flange;
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- a second flange removably coupled to said second axial end and having at least one second tube coupling means on a peripheral edge of said flange whereby said tube can be removably coupled to said first and second flanges to support said tube and puncturable coupling means on said body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.