Patent ID: 8197447
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A venipuncture site protector for a medical article comprising: a securement; and a cover mounted to said securement and having a lower entrance extending along a length of the cover, wherein a proximal end of said cover comprises a front wall with a tube receiving slot, at least a portion of the front wall being disposed directly below a portion of the medical article when the medical article is disposed in the tube receiving slot so as to support the portion of the medical article above a patient's skin, and a distal end of said cover comprises an arch that forms an opening that lies on a vertical plane that is substantially perpendicular to the securement, the opening being sized so that at least a portion of the medical article extends through the opening, and an internal wall spaced apart from the tube receiving slot and the front wall, projecting inwardly from the cover and defining an access channel, wherein the tube receiving slot, the access channel, and the opening are all open to the lower entrance to allow at least ingress of the medical article upwardly through the lower entrance and into the tube receiving slot, the access channel, and the opening, and wherein the internal wall is configured to contact the medical article when the medical article is disposed in the access channel so as to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article in at least one direction relative to the protector.