Patent ID: 7723561

Claim:
A PIV window dressing assembly for the protection of a PIV catheter insertion site that is interchangeably usable on both a right or left-hand side insertion site and that resists detachment from a patient's skin during use, the dressing assembly comprising: a fabric layer that is bounded by an edge, said fabric layer having an adhesive side, an opposite non-adhesive side, and at least one opening therein to allow for viewing therethrough; at least one-reinforcement member disposed between the fabric layer edge and said opening, said reinforcement member being adhered to the fabric layer adhesive side and being generally of an H-like shape, and said reinforcement member distributing pull forces exerted on said dressing assembly over a larger surface area and resisting peeling of said dressing assembly from a patient's skin; a recess in the fabric layer edge corresponding with the location of each H-like shaped reinforcement member; and a transparent film layer having an adhesive skin adhering side and an opposite non-adhesive side, said film layer closing each of said at least one opening in said fabric layer, said film layer non-adhesive side being adhered to the fabric layer adhesive side.