Slotted Catheter Securement Device

摘要

A slotted catheter securement device adapted for securing a catheter extending generally perpendicularly from the skin of a patient, having a base member and a securing member co-planarly oriented, the securing member being joined to the base member non-coextensively, an interior opening, a slot passing through the base member and the securing member in communication with the interior opening; the securing member having a first bridging member and a second bridging member non-coextensively joined to the base member, a securing adhesive layer positioned on at least one of the first and second bridging members, the first bridging member having an attached end and a free end, the second bridging member having two attached ends, whereby the first and second bridging members fold away from the base member to adhere to each other and to a catheter disposed therebetween, The slotted catheter securement device may also include anchor pads.

主权项

1. A slotted catheter securement device comprising:
a base member and a securing member both generally C-shaped with a slot extending into an interior opening; an upper surface of the base member securely attached to a lower surface of the securing member at a plurality of locations; a lower surface of the base member releasably attached to a lower release layer such that the lower surface of the base member is affixed to a patient's skin; an upper surface of the securing member releasably attached to an upper release layer such that the upper surface of the securing member is releasably attached to an installed catheter extending generally perpendicular to the patient's skin.