Replaceable flexible protective cover for an infusion device
OwnerMelanie E. Matyasinventor
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Abstract
A replaceable flexible protective cover for an infusion device formed from a transparent membrane adhesive on one side affixable to the skin of a person to surround at least a part of the infusion device, and the membrane includes a portion through which a portion of the device passes and grips the infusion device to assure stability as well as added waterproof characteristic to the cover.
Claims44
A replaceable flexible protective cover for an infusion device wherein said infusion device may include a Heparin lock with an annular shank portion presenting an exterior portion and an interior portion and catheter means inserted within the skin of a person and joined to said interior portion, said cover comprising:
- a resilient transparent waterproof membrane covering adapted to be stretched and distorted by said Heparin lock to engage portions thereof, to cover and to waterproof and stabilize the device;
- an opening within said membrane covering adapted to be contorted to allow said annular shank portion of said lock to receive and passe therethrough and to interact in a manner wherein a waterproof seal is created;
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- an adhesive on said membrane covering for releasably affixing said protective cover to the skin of a person and to conform to and seal to said lock.
A replaceable flexible protective cover for medical equipment which may include medical equipment such as infusion devices, clamps, tubing or other devices having a shank portion defining an exterior portion and an interior portion, the replaceable flexible protective cover comprising, in combination:
- a flexible, resilient top layer having a top surface and a bottom surface and a peripheral wall having a predetermined geometrical configuration with peripheral walls defining a central section therebetween;
- a first flexible, resilient, waterproof adhesive layer substantially coextensive with said top layer and having an inner surface on said bottom surface of said top layer and a outer surface, and said outer surface adapted to be adhered to the middle layer;
- a flexible, resilient, waterproof middle layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface adhering to said bottom surface of said top layer;
- a second flexible, resilient, waterproof adhesive layer substantially coextensive with said middle layer and having an inner surface on said bottom surface of said middle layer and a outer surface, and said outer surface adapted to be adhered to the skin of the person;
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- a flexible mounting tab having a top and bottom surface appending inwardly from said peripheral wall into the space within said frame, and at least one opening therethrough and said mounting tab adapted to be bent upwardly to present a face generally normal to the angle of said shank portion wherein said shank portion passes through said opening with said opening interacting with said shank portion to seal the interior of said frame against the entry of moisture with said exterior portion capable of receiving an injection device to connect to said medical equipment connected to said person.
A replaceable flexible protective cover for medical equipment which may include an infusion device, clamps and/or tubing having a shank portion defining at least an exterior portion, the replaceable flexible protective cover comprising, in combination:
- a flexible, resilient top layer having a top surface and a bottom surface and a peripheral wall having a predetermined geometrical configuration with peripheral walls defining a central section therebetween;
- a first flexible, resilient, waterproof adhesive layer substantially coextensive with said top layer and having an inner surface on said bottom surface of said top layer and a outer surface, and said outer surface adapted to be adhered to the middle layer;
- a flexible, resilient, waterproof middle layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface adhering to said bottom surface of said top layer;
- a second flexible, resilient, waterproof adhesive layer substantially coextensive with said middle layer and having an inner surface on said bottom surface of said middle layer and a outer surface, and said outer surface adapted to be adhered to the skin of the person;
- a flexible mounting tab having a top and bottom surface appending inwardly from said peripheral wall into the space within said frame, and at least two openings therethrough and said mounting tab adapted to be bent upwardly to present a face generally normal to the angle of said shank portion wherein said shank portion passes through said opening with said opening interacting with said shank portion to seal the interior of said frame against the entry of outside moisture with said exterior portion capable of receiving an injection device to connect to said medical equipment connected to said person;
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- a seal member mounted to the bottom of the middle layer directly below said mounting tab to increase thickness and impart further waterproof quality to said cover where said Heparin locks are inserted therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.