Intravenous tubing secure strap
OwnerJohn P. Ashleyinventor
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Abstract
The present invention constitutes a device for securing and restraining intravenous tubing to prevent dislodgment of a venipuncture device. A secure strap according to the present invention utilizes hook and loop fasteners and restrains the movement of a Y injection placed on the intravenous line.
Claims20
An intravenous tubing secure strap having a tubing encircling portion and an arm encircling portion wherein said arm encircling portion comprises a strap section having an underside and an opposed overside, and a distal end and a proximal end;
- the overside of the distal end of said strap section having a hook fastener surface, and the underside of said strap section having a soft surface, at least a portion of which is loop fastener surface positioned to fasten with the overside hook fastener surface when the strap section encircles a patient's limb;
- and wherein the tubing encircling portion comprises a bridge having a first end attached to the strap section overside hook fastener surface, and having a second end attached to an overside of a secure tab, said secure tab having an underside comprising a loop fastener surface whereby the secure tab loop fastener surface can be fastened to the strap section overside hook fastener surface to encircle a segment of intravenous tubing.
An intravenous tubing secure strap comprising:
- (a) a strap section having a first underside and a second opposed overside, and having a distal end and a proximal end, and wherein at least a portion said overside comprises hook fasteners and at least a portion of said underside comprises loop fasteners adapted to engage said overside hook fasteners when the strap section is positioned around a patient's arm;
- (b) a bridge having an underside and an opposed overside, and having a distal end attached to the overside of said strap section, and a proximal end;
- (c) a secure tab having a distal end, a proximal end, an underside at least a portion of which comprises loop fasteners, and an opposed overside attached to the proximal end of said bridge, such that the secure tab overside intermediate the distal end and the bridge, together with the underside of the bridge form a crotch;
- and wherein the underside loop fasteners of the secure tab are adapted to fasten to at least a portion of the strap section overside hook fasteners.
A method of securing a section of intravenous tubing having a distal end with a venipuncture device and a Y-injection port, and having a proximal end, by applying a secure strap having a strap section with a distal end and a proximal end, a bridge, and a secure tab, comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning an underside of the distal end of strap section on a patient's arm so that an opposed overside of the strap section having a hook fastening surface is exposed;
- (b) encircling the patient's arm with the strap section so that a loop fastening section on the underside of the strap section is fastened to said exposed hook fastening surface;
- (c) positioning the bridge which has a distal end attached to the overside of the strap section, and a proximal end attached to an overside of the secure tab, so that said bridge extends outwardly away from the strap section encircling the patient's arm;
- (d) forming a crotch between an underside of the proximal end of the bridge and the overside of the secure tab;
- (e) positioning the intravenous tubing proximal to the Y-injection port in the crotch formed by the bridge and secure tab;
- (f) fastening a loop fastener underside of the secure tab to the exposed hook fastening surface of the strap section overside.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.