Patent ID: 8777905
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of stabilizing an I.V. line comprising the steps of: identifying an infant I.V. therapy patient with an installed catheter and tubing; applying an adhesive backed dressing to the patient at a location that is distal from the catheter installation; adhering at least one patch on the dressing; locating at least one hook on the patch; obtaining a strap with a first end, a second end, and a central slit; anchoring the tubing to the strap wherein the strap is wrapped around the tubing; introducing the first end of the strap through the central slit; contacting the strap to the hook(s) so that a hook-and-loop connection is made between the hooks of the patch and the first end of the strap; and wherein contacting the strap to the hook(s) is overlappingly contacting a first end and a second end of the strap to the hook(s).