Patent ID: 8876777

Claim:
A bandage for securing a butterfly needle to a patient access site, the needle having a pair of wings extending radially from the hub of the needle, the bandage comprising: a flexible material having: a first region with a first adhesive on at least a surface portion thereof, a window in said first region being transparent and without any adhesive thereon; a second region with a gap therein so as to form a pair of tabs separated by said gap, at least an end portion of each of the tabs being free from adhesive; and a third region arranged between the first and second regions, the third region having a second adhesive on at least a surface portion thereof; wherein the third region is arranged so as to contact the pair of wings of the butterfly needle for releasably coupling the bandage thereto, and the window is arranged so as to be located over the patient access site when the third region is coupled to the butterfly needle inserted into said access site.