Patent ID: 7524307
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An adhesive tape to secure an intravascular catheter having a hub to the skin of a patient at an intravascular site by adhering the tape to the hub and to the skin of the patient comprising: (a) a solid strip of tape having adhesive on all of one side except for portions at the ends, the strip of tape having a length of about 15 to about 300 mm and width of about 4 to about 30 mm; (b) two removable covers affixed near the ends of the adhesive side of the strip, wherein the removable covers include cover tabs, wherein the removable covers are separated from each other by a centrafly located portion of the strip of tape, wherein the centrally located portion of the strip of the tape is between 2% and 33% of the overall length of the tape, and wherein the centrally located portion of the strip is adapted for adhering the hub to the skin of the patient; and (c) a third removable cover affixed to the central portion of the adhesive side of the strip of tape, wherein the third removable cover is affixed to the adhesive on the adhesive side of the strip of tape, and wherein the third removable cover extends completely over the cover tabs, wherein the third removable cover extends only partially over the removable covers, wherein thc cover tabs extend away from the adhesive, and wherein the cover tabs are shorter than the removable covers.