# US 9,039,663 B2 · Intravenous therapy > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,039,663 B2 - Document ID: US9039663B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/261,582 - Filed: 2011-08-01 - Published: 2013-08-08 - Granted: 2015-05-26 - Earliest claimed: 2010-08-02 - Applicants: Marian Bond; Jeffrey R. Schwindt - Inventors: Marian Bond; Jeffrey R. Schwindt - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9039663B2 ## CPC - A61M 25/02: Holding devices, e.g. on the body - A61F 5/30: Pressure pads - A61B 17/1322: {comprising a flexible encircling member (A61B17/135 takes precedence)} - A61M 2025/0213: {where the catheter is attached by means specifically adapted to a part of the human body} - A61M 2025/0253: {where the catheter is attached by straps, bands or the like secured by adhesives} - A61M 2025/026: {where the straps are releasably secured, e.g. by hook and loop-type fastening devices} - A61M: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY (introducing media into or onto the bodies of animals A61D7/00; means for inserting tampons A61F13/26; devices for administering food or medicines orally A61J; containers for collecting, storing or administering blood or medical fluids A61J1/05); DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY (surgery A61B; chemical aspects of surgical articles A61L); DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR {(Electrotherapy, e.g. producing anaesthesia by the use of alternating or intermittent currents A61N1/36021)} - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract A medical device is disclosed that can be used to provide a space at an IV catheter site so that kinking of the IV is substantially prevented. The disclosed medical device includes a spacer and an attachment material. The attachment material maybe an elongated strap. The spacer may comprise an elongated member. The elongated strap may be elastomeric and self-adhesive. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A medical device for enabling the consistent flow of fluids when an intravenous catheter is placed in an antecubital vein, the medical device comprising: a spacer having a first end and a second end, the spacer comprising a pliable member configured to be positioned near the flexor region of a patient's arm; and an elongated strap connected to the spacer, the strap having a member-enclosing portion configured to hold the member in position over the intravenous catheter site such that the patient is able to flex upper extremities without kinking the intravenous catheter such that the flow of fluids can be consistent through the intravenous catheter while the medical device is in place; wherein the elongated strap is elastomeric and self-adhesive. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The medical device of claim 1, wherein the member has a first end, a second end, and a central portion and the first and second ends are tapered. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The medical device of claim 1, wherein the elongated strap is elastomeric in only one direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The medical device of claim 1, wherein the elongated strap comprises a slit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The medical device of claim 1, wherein the elongated strap has a two trapezoidal tabs that are configured to wrap around the member and secure the member in place on the elongated strap. ### Claim 6 A medical device for enabling the consistent flow of fluids when an intravenous catheter is placed in an antecubital vein, the medical device comprising: a spacer having a first end and a second end, the spacer comprising a pliable member configured to be positioned near the intravenous catheter site; and an elongated strap connected to the spacer, the strap being configured to hold the member in position substantially over the intravenous catheter site such that the patient is able to flex an extremity without interrupting the flow of intravenous fluid to through the intravenous catheter. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The medical device of claim 6, wherein the member has a first end, a second end, and a central portion and the first and second ends are tapered. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The medical device of claim 6, wherein the elongated strap is elastomeric and self-adhesive. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The medical device of claim 8, wherein the elongated strap is elastomeric in a single direction. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The medical device of claim 6, wherein the elongated strap has a two trapezoidal tabs that are configured to wrap around the member and secure the member in place on the elongated strap. ### Claim 11 A medical device for enabling the consistent flow of fluids when an intravenous catheter is placed in an antecubital vein, the medical device comprising: a pliable member configured to be positioned near the intravenous catheter site; and an elongated strap connected to the pliable member, the strap being configured to hold the member in a curved and arm-conforming position over the intravenous catheter site such that the patient is able to flex an extremity without interrupting the flow of intravenous fluid to through the intravenous catheter. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The medical device of claim 11, wherein the member has a first end, a second end, and a central portion and the first and second ends are tapered. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The medical device of claim 11, wherein the elongated strap is elastomeric and self-adhesive. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The medical device of claim 11, wherein the elongated strap is elastomeric in a single direction. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The medical device of claim 11, wherein the elongated strap has a two trapezoidal tabs that are configured to wrap around the member and secure the member in place on the elongated strap. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The medical device of claim 11, wherein the spacer comprises a material that maintains a curved space at the anticubital fossa region when the patient flexes the extremity. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The medical device of claim 11, wherein the strap comprises a material that can secure the spacer in place while not impeding the blood flow through the patient's extremity.