Patent ID: 7806873

Claim:
An intravenous catheter anchoring device for securing a catheter to a patient, said device comprising: a platform being configured to couple to the catheter; a flexible strip including a plurality of interstices therein and presenting first and second opposite surfaces, said strip having a thickness from the first surface to the second surface of about 0.005 to 0.015 inches and being permeable from the first surface to the second surface, said strip being configured to be removably attached to the patient along the first surface, said strip including a skin-contacting adhesive layer adhered to the first surface; a release liner removably attached to the first surface so that the first surface is at least partly covered by the release liner before the strip is attached to the patient; and an attachment layer located between and adhering the platform and strip along a wetted portion of the second surface, said attachment layer comprising an adhesive material that is flowable prior to being solidified, said attachment layer extending from the wetted portion into at least some of the interstices so that the adhesive material becomes solidified therein, said attachment layer being entirely spaced from the release liner when solidified so that the attachment layer is restricted from adhering the strip to the release liner.