Patent ID: 9566417
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61L,A61M

Claim:
1. A dressing comprising: a foldable transparent film layer having a top side, an opposite bottom side, and an insertion site viewing portion, said bottom side having an adhesive portion and an adhesive-free portion, said adhesive-free portion being disposed within said insertion site viewing portion; and an antimicrobial member having a top side and an opposite bottom side, said antimicrobial member being disposed beneath the transparent film layer in said insertion site viewing portion and inboard of an outer periphery of the transparent film layer, a portion of said antimicrobial member being adhered to said film layer adhesive portion; said antimicrobial member defined by an outer edge and having one of a slot and a slit defined by an end portion, wherein the slot or slit extends from a portion of the outer edge that is portioned inboard of the outer periphery of the transparent film layer, such that the end portion is positioned inboard of said outer edge; wherein said antimicrobial member is cooperable with a catheter extending from an insertion site on a patient such that said catheter extends through said slot or slit in said antimicrobial member and said antimicrobial member surrounds said insertion site when said dressing is applied to said patient.