Patent ID: 8689798

Claim:
A protective cushion for preventing a medical device from damaging the skin of a patient, the protective cushion comprising: a flexible single piece made of a soft material, the flexible single piece comprising: a bottom portion for resting against the skin of the patient and separating the medical device from the skin of the patient; and a top portion having an opening shaped for receiving the medical device, the opening extending across the length of the top portion and separating a first side portion from a second side portion, wherein the first side portion comprises a narrower central portion and two wider peripheral portions on opposite ends of the narrower central portion making the opening wider adjacent to the narrower central portion and making the opening narrower adjacent to the wider peripheral portions; wherein the top portion includes a fastening system for securing the medical device in the protective cushion, the first and second side portions cooperatively forming the fastening system; and wherein the opening is wider at a proximal end adjacent to the bottom portion and narrower at a distal end away from the bottom portion, such that, when the medical device is inserted into the opening, the narrower distal end of the opening prevents the medical device from falling out of the opening.