Patent ID: 6375639
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A stabilizing device for securing a catheter to a patient's body at a catheter insertion site, the stabilizer device comprising:a main body for positioning over the catheter insertion site such that said main body covers said catheter insertion site; an opening formed in said main body and being of sufficient size for permitting passage of a catheter therethrough, wherein said opening is of sufficient size to permit viewing an area of a patient's body distal to the catheter insertion site; a slit formed in said main body and connected to said opening to allow said main body to be positioned around a previously installed catheter without requiring catheter removal; and at least one attachment member formed from a self-adherent material that is extensible, said attachment member being connected to said main body for securely attaching said stabilizing device to a patient; wherein the main body and said at least one attachment member is non-adhesive to said patient's body.