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 posts and frusto-spherical head ends of the platform connectors, the corresponding circular through-holes 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 a perspective view of the device similar to FIG. 1, but illustrating the retainer being partly decoupled from the platform;

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;

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

FIG. 6 is a side elevation view of the device as depicted in FIGS. 2–5, 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: D569506
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 21, 2005
Date of Patent: May 20, 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 (Shawnee, KS)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Eric L Goodman
Attorney: Hovey Williams LLP
Application Number: 29/245,311
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Support, Holder Or Bracket (20) (D24/128)