Patent ID: 8496625

Claim:
A bandage for securing a butterfly needle to a patient access site, the needle having a pair of wings extending radially from the hub of the needle, the bandage comprising: a flexible material having: a first region with a first adhesive on at least a surface portion thereof; a second region with a gap therein so as to form a pair of tabs separated by said gap, at least an end portion of each of the tabs being free from adhesive; and a third region arranged between the first and second regions, the third region having a second adhesive on at least a surface portion thereof; and a hemostasis pad arranged in said first region, the hemostasis pad being constructed to promote clotting of blood that contacts said pad, wherein the third region is arranged so as to contact the pair of wings of the butterfly needle for releasably coupling the bandage thereto, and the hemostasis pad is arranged so as to contact the patient access site when the third region is coupled to the butterfly needle inserted into the patient access site.