摘要 |
A device for protecting and cushioning the site of a penetration in a patient's limb and the external portion of a catheter or other medical device inserted partially through the penetration includes a preferably soft and flexible cover to be wrapped around the limb in which the penetration is made over the penetration and catheter, a stiff but deformable stabilizer band disposed within the cover, to be wrapped around the limb with the cover, the stabilizer band to provide protection and cushioning without a propensity to roll along the patient's limb, and fastening means for releasably connecting the device around a patient's limb.
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