Intravenous site securement device for catheters

- Nexus Medical, LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an intravenous site securement device for catheters embodying our design, with the catheter, the adhesive strip for securing the device to the patient, the platform, the circular openings in the retainer for coupling to the platform, and the reinforcement and grasping ribs provided on the pull-tabs of the retainer being shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forming no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is an opposite perspective view of the device depicted in FIG. 1, but with the catheter, adhesive strip, and platform being removed so that only the retainer is depicted;

FIG. 3 is an end elevation view of the device as depicted in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a top elevation view of the device as depicted in FIGS. 2 and 3, with the bottom elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is an end elevation view of the device opposite that shown in FIG. 3; and,

FIG. 6 a side elevation view of the device as depicted in FIGS. 2–6, with the opposite side elevation view being a mirror image thereof.

Claims

The ornamental design for an intravenous site securement device for catheters, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D568466
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 7, 2007
Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
Assignee: Nexus Medical, LLC (Lenexa, KS)
Inventors: W. Cary Dikeman (Lenexa, KS), Chris Winsor (Olathe, KS), Steve A. Cash (Overland Park, KS), Larry C. Smith (Lenexa, KS)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric L Goodman
Attorney: Hovey Williams LLP
Application Number: 29/276,852
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