Dressing

Inventors

Vaillancourt, Michael J. • Kerr, Marshall • Pfefferkorn, Michael

Assignees

VLV ASSOCIATES Inc

Abstract

In one embodiment, the dressing has a base which is to be adhered to a patient about a catheter site, an aperture in the base to pull a catheter line through and a cover with a window that is folded over and onto the base in a sealed manner. In another embodiment, the dressing has two covers with windows for folding over separate sections of a base to seal in the components of a catheter assembly with multiple catheters extending from a common housing.

Core Innovation

The invention relates to a dressing for a catheter site. The dressing includes a base having an adhesive on an underside thereof for adhering to a patient and an opening for passage of a catheter therethrough from the catheter site, and a cover secured to the base for movement between an opened position spaced from the base and a closed position over the base.

In the closed position, the cover has a window with a preformed bubble for positioning over and fully encasing a catheter on the base. The cover further includes a frame secured about a periphery of the window, and the frame has an adhesive on an outer surface thereof for securement to the base to maintain the catheter in a sealed condition.

In an additional embodiment, the preformed bubble is configured for positioning over and fully encasing a catheter and wound up catheter line on the base. The dressing can also include foam padding disposed on the base over the opening, where the foam pad has a slit for passing a catheter line therethrough for placement.

Claims Coverage

The provided claim set includes three independent claims. Across these independent claims, the inventive subject matter is directed to a catheter-site dressing with an adhesive-backed base having a catheter passage opening, and a movable cover having a window with a preformed bubble and a peripherally secured frame with outer-surface adhesive to maintain sealed encasement of the catheter, and in one independent claim, the wound up catheter line.

All three independent claims share the same core structure: an adhesive-backed base with an opening for catheter passage and a cover movable between opened and closed positions. The cover’s window includes a preformed bubble to position over and fully encase the catheter, and a peripherally secured frame with outer-surface adhesive to maintain a sealed condition. One independent claim further specifies that the preformed bubble fully encases a catheter and a wound up catheter line.

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