Patent ID: 7025749

Claim:
A jugular and subclavian access site window dressing for the protection of a jugular or subclavian catheter access site, which is interchangeably usable on both a right or left access site and provides security against detachment from a patient's skin during use, the dressing comprising: an anchoring member and a closure member; said anchoring member having an axis that divides said anchoring member into first and second portions; said anchoring member comprising an anchoring member fabric layer having an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side; said anchoring member fabric layer having an opening therein bounded by an edge, to allow access site viewing through said opening, and further including symmetrically disposed perforation lines extending from an outer edge of said anchoring member fabric layer towards said anchoring member axis and being generally perpendicular to said anchoring member axis; said anchoring member further comprising a transparent film layer having an adhesive skin adhering side and an opposite non-adhesive side, said film layer being larger than said opening in all directions and closing said opening in said anchoring member fabric layer; said film layer non-adhesive side being adhered onto the adhesive side of said anchoring member fabric layer around said opening such that said transparent film layer extends beyond said edge of said opening; said closure member having an axis that divides said closure member into first and second portions; and said closure member comprising a closure member fabric layer having an adhesive side and an opposite non-adhesive side; said closure member being adapted to overlie and close an end of said anchoring member.