Patent ID: 8157770

Claim:
A stabilizing device for insertion, using a needle, and maintenance of a catheter or cannula, comprising: a first stabilizing element including a pair of bilateral wings and a catheter or cannula receiving element generally between said bilateral wings; a proximal stabilizing element operatively connected to at least one of said bilateral wings and including a sterile adhesive with a release covering overlapping said at least one of said bilateral wings for affixing said at least one of said bilateral wings to a patient to initially provide stability of the catheter or cannula during needle removal and then provide stability against displacement substantially for the duration that the catheter or cannula is inserted into a patient; a lateral stabilizing element distinct and spaced from said proximal stabilizing element, said lateral stabilizing element including a sterile adhesive with a release covering overlapping said at least one of said bilateral wings for affixing said at least one of said bilateral wings to a patient to provide primarily lateral and medial stability to the catheter or cannula in a patient; and wherein said proximal stabilizing element comprises at least first and second distinct and spaced tape strips with a pressure sensitive sterile adhesive with the release covering on portions thereof proximally overlapping said bilateral wings, one of said tape strips operatively connected to each of said bilateral wings.