Patent ID: 9227039
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A45F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A holder for a medical IV or catheter device having flexible tubing attached, said holder comprising: an elongated strap-like panel having an intermediate portion and a pair of attachment portions extending in opposite directions from said intermediate portion and terminating at ends of said panel to define a panel longitudinal axis extending between said ends, said intermediate and attachment portions defining opposite side edges of said panel, and said panel being made of a flexible material and having an outside side generally visible during use and an inside side generally hidden during use; said attachment portions having attachments for securing said panel around a portion of a patient's body, with said outside side visible; at least one pair of tubing-securing apertures in said intermediate portion located generally adjacent respective opposite sides of said panel and across from each other; an adhesive area on said intermediate portion on said outside side between said at least one pair of tubing-securing apertures positioned so as to engage the flexible tubing when passing through and extending on said outside side of said panel between said at least one pair of tubing-securing apertures; and to aid in positioning, a pair of thumb straps on respective sides of said pair of attachment portions adjacent one of said side edges on said inside side of said panel.