Patent ID: 7611493

Claim:
A device for preventing axial movement of an elongated member ( 1 ), such as a cannula needle, applied through the skin of a mammal at a puncturing position, said device comprising a plaster ( 2 ) structured and arranged to cover a surface around the puncturing position and having at least an adhesive layer ( 4 ) for securing to the skin and an opening ( 9 ) through the layer ( 4 ) thereof for the passage of said elongated member ( 1 ) therethrough, the device further comprising means ( 8 ) secured to the plaster ( 2 ) and structured and arranged to clamp around said elongated member ( 1 ) when the elongated member ( 1 ) is applied through the skin of a mammal and the plaster ( 2 ) is applied on the surface around said puncturing position, wherein said clamping means ( 8 ) is thin and substantially flat and provided with a lateral opening ( 10 ) for laterally introducing said elongated member ( 1 ) between clamping portions ( 11 , 12 ) thereof, and said clamping means ( 8 ) includes parts of substantially rigid material provided with said clamping portions ( 11 , 12 ) which are structured and arranged to bias from at least two different directions against said elongated member ( 1 ).