Patent ID: 7347840

Claim:
An adhesive patch for locating a target zone for penetration of a patient's manubrium, said adhesive patch positionable over skin of the patient overlying the manubrium, the adhesive patch comprising: a patch base; a curved finger-engaging recess formed in the patch base, the finger-engaging recess complementary in size to a sternal notch; a target aperture formed in the patch base at a predetermined distance from said curved finger-engaging recess; and a tube clamp mounted on said patch base for grippingly engaging a tube to the patch base; said curved finger-engaging recess open on one side and at least finger-width, whereby an administrator who is palpating a sternal notch of the patient with a finger can slide the patch toward the finger until the finger-engaging recess engages the palpating finger, thereby positioning said target aperture over the target zone in the patient's manubrium.