Abstract: A portable medical apparatus for administering a fluid drug in doses, including a first housing including a reservoir unit with an outlet into a fluid path for conducting the drug, a second housing including a conveying unit for dispensing the drug from the reservoir unit in doses and a suitable controller for controlling the conveying unit, an adaptor including a coupling structure for receiving the first housing and the second housing and an attaching structure for extra-corporeally carrying the adaptor on a patient, wherein the conveying unit and the reservoir unit can be joined together to form an integrated mechanical and fluidic unit, and coupled to and decoupled from at least two differently configured adaptors, wherein at least one of the adaptors is configured to be directly attached to the surface of the skin and at least one of the adaptors is configured to be worn on or carried by an article of clothing or a wearing system (e.g., a belt).

Abstract: An anchoring system secures a medical article to the body of a patient and arrests movement of the catheter. The anchoring system includes an anchor pad that adheres to the patient's skin, a retainer supported by the anchor pad, and a strap attached to the retainer. The anchoring system can move between an open and a closed position. When in the open position, the retainer can receive a portion of the medical article and can be subsequently moved to the closed position. Advantageously, the anchoring system can receive medical articles of various sizes.

Abstract: A disposable wearable infusion device comprises a base that is arranged to adhere to the surface of a patient, a source arranged to provide a liquid medicament to be delivered to a patient, an outlet through which the medicament is delivered to the patient, a pump that pumps the medicament, and a conduit that conducts the pumped medicament to the outlet.

Abstract: A disposable wearable infusion device comprises a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and to receive a cannula to extend from the infusion device to beneath the patient's skin, a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient, and a pump that displaces a volume of the liquid medicament from the reservoir to the cannula for delivery to the patient. The body has a port aligned with the cannula that permits the cannula to assume a deployed position to extend from the infusion device to beneath the patient's skin. The device further comprises a cover that blocks the port to preclude direct access to the cannula through the port after deployment.

Abstract: An infusion system comprises a disposable wearable infusion device having a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and a reservoir for holding a liquid medicament to be infused into the patient through a cannula extending from the device body to beneath the patient's skin. The system further includes a cannula driver arranged to be detachably joined with the infusion device and including a cannula. The cannula driver is arranged to drive the cannula into a deployed position extending from the device body to beneath the patient's skin. The cannula driver includes a release mechanism that separates the cannula driver from the infusion device after the cannula is in the deployed position.

Abstract: Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device that receives a catheter (or other medical instrument) and secures the catheter in place relative to a skin penetration point. In some embodiments, the anchor device can secure the catheter in an operative position relative to the skin without the use of sutures or skin tapes.

Abstract: A plaster device serves for fixating a length of a medical tube in relation to a skin surface of an individual having the tube inserted into a body part via an access opening. The plaster device includes an adhesive part having an upper side an adherent lower side for attaching the device to the skin, and a through-opening for receiving the tube. A support part is provided on the upper side of the adhesive part and arranged for supporting an inserted tube at a bent section. The support part is partly joined to the adhesive part and includes first and second oppositely facing jaws for taking hold of at least a section of the bent tube. The jaws are interconnected at oppositely facing first ends by a support section arranged adjacent to the through-opening in the adhesive part.

Abstract: An intravenous bandage having a first component defining an adhesive area for attaching the intravenous bandage to a patient and a second component secured to the first component so as to define a port pocket therebetween for providing stability and sterility to a catheter lumen.

Abstract: A medical line securement device holds a medical article such as a connector fitting for a catheter or a catheter adaptor in position upon the body of a patient and inhibits axial motion of the medical article. The securement device includes a retainer with a base and a cover. The cover is hinged to the base such that it may be moved between an open and closed position. The base and cover each have a groove which cooperate when the cover is in the closed position to form a channel through the retainer. The medical article includes an elongated body which is received within the groove of the retainer, the elongated body lying between at least a pair of regions of larger radius of the medical article. By receiving the portion of the elongated body of the medical article between the regions of larger radius, axial motion of the medical article through the groove is inhibited. The retainer may also include one or more slots to receive any radial projections of the medical article within the retainer.

Abstract: A device for fixing a catheter, such as a peripheral veinous catheter, a central veinous catheter or a central arterial catheter, to the body of a patient. The device includes a housing, which can be closed by a lid, and a base coupled to the housing, surrounding the housing and enabling the housing to be fixed to the skin of the patient. The housing includes a first chamber through which the outer part of the catheter, which is placed in the vein, passes and a second chamber for accommodating and maintaining the catheter.

Abstract: A stabilizing device (and method of use) for insertion and maintenance of a catheter or cannula maintains a sterile insertion site and is simple and easy to construct and use, yet optimally maintains the catheter or cannula in place. A first stabilizing element includes a pair of bilateral wings and a catheter or cannula receiving element generally between the wings. A proximal stabilizing element—desirably two distinct and spaced pieces of tape—is operatively connected to the wings and has a sterile adhesive for affixing the wings to a patient to provide stability during needle removal and substantially for the duration that the catheter or cannula is inserted into a patient. A lateral stabilizing element—desirably two pieces of tape—is distinct and spaced from the proximal stabilizing element, to provide primarily lateral and medial stability to a catheter or cannula in a patient.

Abstract: A securement device for securing a medical article includes two supports extending from a base. Lever arms extend from each of the supports. One or both of the lever arms include a channel portion. The lever arms are pivotable about the ends of the supports to define an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the lever arms extend generally upwardly from the supports. In the closed position, the lever arms extend generally downwardly from the supports, and the channel portion or portions at least partially surround the medical article. As the lever arms move from the open position to the closed position, they exert an outward force on the ends of the supports.

Abstract: A securement device for Indwelling Catheters or Introducers having a pad with an adhesive backing for securement to the skin of a patient. A base is mounted on the pad having one or more spaced holes therethrough with an elongated strand extending through said hole or holes. The strand may be wrapped around or passed through a connector mounted on the base and the free end(s) thereof may be tied to the strand or to another strand arising from the base.

Abstract: A reinforced closure anchor includes a fabric layer having an adhesive side, an opposite non-adhesive side, and an outer edge. An anchor member layer having a reinforcing structure, an adhesive side, and an opposite non-adhesive side is disposed on the fabric layer. The anchor member non-adhesive side is adhered to the fabric layer adhesive side. The anchor member is disposed within the outer edge of the fabric layer.

Abstract: This invention provides a device for fastening a nasogastric tube in place by attachment to the surface of the patient's nose. The device provides the wearer with a securely positioned tube, not easily moved, but yet comfortable to wear. In addition men with facial hair may be spared the need to shave the upper lip in order to tape the tube in place. The device, being crafted out of a flexible film or fabric provides some degrees of motion for even greater comfort and ease of medical care.

Abstract: A butterfly needle assembly and method of use having a compressible member for uses such as drawing blood and infusing intravenous fluids or medication. The butterfly needle assembly also includes an intravenous needle, a body to which the compressible member is attached, a fastener for maintaining a desired position of the needle during use, an attachment mechanism and a fluid conduit in fluid communication with the intravenous needle and attachment mechanism. In use, the needle is inserted into a patient's vein. The compressible member is compressed to position the needle as desired, and the fastener is employed to secure the butterfly needle assembly to the patient in a way that maintains compression on the compressible member. The butterfly needle assembly may be further secured to the patient by an adhesive disposed on the bottom surface of the compressible member. The attachment mechanism may be attached to a container for blood collection.

Abstract: A device for securing and protecting a needle, the device comprising a first portion (3) and a second portion (5), each provided with an adhesive face covered in a detachable anti-adhesive sheet, the first portion (3) being for securing to the skin, in register with the penetration site selected for the needle, and the second portion (5) being for overlying the penetration site of the needle, the device being made of a flexible material and having a longitudinal slot (2) for passing the needle and a transverse bearing zone for the needle, with only one of the faces of the first portion (3) being adhesive, the second portion (5) being suitable and configured to be secured to the skin while overlying the needle penetration site and without being stuck to the first portion (3).

Abstract: A catheter anchor device for use with a catheter includes an adhesive layer configured to be secured to the skin of the patient proximate the catheter insertion site, a stationary base secured to the adhesive layer, a rotatable ring coupled to the stationary base and circumscribing the stationary base such that the rotatable outer ring can be rotated by the user relative to the stationary base, a first suture including a loop portion and first and second ends, the loop portion looping around a catheter when the anchor device is in place relative to the catheter insertion site, and a pull handle including first and second separable pull tabs, the pull handle being coupled to the first and second ends of the first suture, the pull handle being configured such that actuation of the pull handle actuates first suture to secure the catheter relative to the rotatable ring.

Abstract: An article (1) of a medical and technical nature intended to be affixed to skin, or a component for affixing a medical article or part thereof to skin, which article or component comprises a layer of carrier material (2) that has a layer (3) of a soft skin-friendly adhesive on one side, and a protection layer (4) that protects the adhesive layer before use of the article or component and is affixed to the adhesive layer in such a way that it is releasable. According to the invention, the protection layer (4) is provided with a pattern of projections (6) on the side facing towards the adhesive layer (3) and a reinforcing layer (5) is arranged on the layer of carrier material (2), on the opposite side to the side that has the layer of soft skin-friendly adhesive, in such a way that it can be removed.

Abstract: The present invention provides an assembly comprising a skin-mountable device with a mounting surface, the device being arranged in a packaging releasably attached to the device and having an opening through which the device can be moved when detached from the packaging. The device and the packaging comprises cooperating attachment means, whereby the attachment means allows the packaging to be moved in parallel with a skin surface for a predetermined distance when a force in parallel with the skin is applied to the packaging in the first direction, yet prevents movement of the packaging away from the general plane. The attachment means between the packaging and the skin-mountable device, allows the packaging to be used as a handling tool to place the device on a skin surface, the attachment means preventing that the device inadvertently falls out during handling, yet allows for easy and safe removal.

Abstract: An anchoring system includes a device which permits a portion of a catheter or similar medical article to be easily anchored to a patient, desirably without the use of tape or needles and suture. The anchoring system comprises an anchor pad and a retainer mounted upon the anchor pad. The retainer includes at least one clip forming at least a portion of a central channel and that moves generally in a lateral direction to capture the medical article to be retained. In certain embodiments, the clip moves in lateral and transverse directions between closed and open positions. The medical article is secured within the central channel. The channel may have a straight or tapering shape depending on the medical article to be retained.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an adhesive tape to secure an intravascular catheter to the skin of a patient at an intravascular site comprising: (a) a strip of tape having adhesive on all of one side except for portions at the ends, the strip of tape having a length of about 15 mm to about 300 mm and width of about 4 mm to about 30 mm; (b) two removable covers affixed near the ends of the adhesive side of the strip, wherein the removable covers are separated from each other by a centrally located portion of the strip of tape; and (c) a third removable cover affixed to the central portion of the adhesive side of the strip of tape. The subject invention further reveals a sterile intravascular starter kit, said kit being comprised of the adhesive tape for an intravascular catheter, a tourniquet, a gauze pad, an antiseptic skin preparation device, optionally a towel, and a clear occlusive dressing.

Abstract: Adhesive devices used as wound dressings, ingredient delivery devices and IV hold-downs include a handling layer comprised of a layer of conductive material and at least one layer of non-conductive material, adhered to the non-adhesive coated side of an adhesive coated polymeric film layer, by an electrostatic charge, rather than by an adhesive.

Abstract: The application relates to a device for an intermittent or continuous administration of a therapeutical substance, such as insulin, comprising a base part to which an injection part and a delivery part (3,4) are fastened. The delivery part comprises a reservoir and a pump, and the injection part comprises base plate (10), a cannula part (1) with a body with a through-going opening, and at least one cannula having a proximal end protruding from the lower side of the body and means for fastening the base plate (10) to the skin of the user. The device is characterized in that the delivery part (3, 4) and the injection part is assembled through a connector (2) comprising a fluid path leading fluid from the reservoir (4) to the through-going opening in the cannula part (1, 1 b) which fluid path comprises means (7, 8, 8b, 8c) for blocking access to the injection part when the connector (2) is disconnected from the delivery part (3, 4) and/or the injection part.

Abstract: An anchoring system includes a simply-structured device which permits a portion of a catheter or similar medical article to be easily anchored to a patient, desirably without the use of tape or needles and suturing. The anchoring system desirably includes a retainer and an anchor pad. The retainer is sized and configured to accept and retain a section of a catheter within the anchoring system and desirably includes a pair of posts and a clip. The posts are sized and configured to releasably accept holes formed in the catheter or catheter fitting. The clip is sized and configured to releasably accept a portion of the catheter. The anchor pad secures the retainer to a patient's skin.

Abstract: A Mounting Pad, an Adhesive Device Comprising such Mounting Pad, and Methods of Applying such Devices to a Patient. A mounting pad having an adhesive component having an adhesive surface, said surface being provided with a release layer, said release layer having at least three projecting parts one of which is a tongue projecting along an essentially central axis of the mounting pad. The mounting pad may be used for adhesive devices, preferably injector devices for the subcutaneous introduction of the cannula of the infusion part of an infusion set into the skin of a patient. The method of applying such a device enables a reduction of the risk of damaging or contamination the adhesive surface during automatic or manual removal of the release layer when the infusion set is applied to a patient.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to patches for medical devices. In various embodiments, an adhesive patch of a medical device may have selective areas with adhesive material of varying adhesion strengths. In other embodiments, an adhesive patch of a medical device may include adhesive material that may be activated by a catalyst to increase or decrease the adhesion strength of the adhesive material. In further embodiments, a medical device may include a pierceable membrane containing an agent, the pierceable membrane positioned to be pierced by a needle and to cause some of the agent to be carried to the user-patient.

Abstract: A reinforced closure anchor includes a fabric layer having an adhesive side, an opposite non-adhesive side, and an outer edge. An anchor member layer having a reinforcing structure, an adhesive side, and an opposite non-adhesive side is disposed on the fabric layer. The anchor member non-adhesive side is adhered to the fabric layer adhesive side. The anchor member is disposed within the outer edge of the fabric layer.

Abstract: An infusion assembly comprises a disposable wearable infusion device having a body arranged to be adhered to a patient's skin and a cannula arranged to be received by the device body to deploy the cannula for delivering a medicament to beneath the patient's skin. A lock locks the cannula within the device body when the cannula is deployed in the device.

Abstract: An anchoring system for securing a dialysis catheter to a patient comprises an anchor pad and a retainer. The anchor pad is attached to the skin of the patient by an adhesive layer on one side of the pad. The retainer is disposed upon the surface of the anchor pad opposite the adhesive layer and includes a base and a cover and a adhesive spot. A groove upon the base is arranged to receive a Y-site portion of a dialysis catheter where the lumens merge distal to the insertion site. A post also protrudes from the base to the cover at a position which will be disposed between the two distal branches of the dialysis catheter. The cover closes over the base, securing the Y-site between the groove and the post. Closing the cover also places at least a portion of the catheter in contact with the adhesive spot. This contact between the retainer, adhesive spot and catheter thereby inhibits inadvertent motion of the catheter upon the patient.

Abstract: A catheter securement device includes a planar base having an adhesive side for attaching the base to a patient and a mounting side. A receptacle adapted to nest a catheter hub therein is mounted on the mounting side of the base. The receptacle is generally U-shaped in cross-section and is open along a top surface to receive a catheter hub. The receptacle has opposite side walls and front and rear ends. An endless elastic member is retained by one side wall of the receptacle. The endless elastic member is capable of manipulation and stretching over the opening in the top surface and beyond the opposite side wall of the receptacle to retain a catheter hub nested in the receptacle. A flange extends outwardly at the top surface of the opposite side wall to keep the elastic member in place when nesting a catheter hub in the receptacle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a layered adhesive construct comprising a backing layer and a first and second layer of a hydrocolloid adhesive, where the first and second layer of hydrocolloid adhesive have different composition, and the second layer of hydrocolloid adhesive is interposed between the first layer of hydrocolloid adhesive and the backing layer where the first adhesive layer is a layer moldable adhesive paste comprising hydrocolloids having a Strain Recovery below 45% and the second adhesive layer is a layer of hydrocolloid adhesive having a Strain Recovery above 55%.

Abstract: The present invention provides an assembly comprising a skin-mountable device (10) with an adhesive mounting surface (31), the device being arranged in a packaging (20) comprising an opening with a surrounding portion and being closed with a seal member (40) releasably attached to the surrounding portion (22), thereby providing a closed space for the device. The seal member has an inner surface releasably attached to the adhesive, the seal member being penetratable by a sterilizing gas, wherein the inner surface is partially coated with a material (42, 44) allowing the seal member to be peeled from the adhesive, yet allows the sterilizing gas to penetrate the seal member. In this way a seal member is provided which to a high degree has two desirable properties: being gas penetratable yet allows the seal member to be peeled from the adhesive surface.

Abstract: A barrier system is provided for use in reducing infections associated with a percutaneous medical device, such as a catheter, that is disposed within a percutaneous incision. Such a barrier system can include: a barrier device having a skin-contacting surface and a catheter-receiving surface; and an adhesive composition configured for adhering to skin, the barrier device, and/or the catheter so as to form a barrier at or adjacent to an incision in the skin where the catheter is percutaneously inserted through the skin. The barrier device can include a conduit configured to receive the catheter. Alternatively, the barrier device can include a groove in a base surface that is configured to receive the catheter. A system that includes a medical device, the barrier device, and adhesive can also be provided.

Abstract: A catheter securement device which automatically deploys one or more sutures to secure a catheter without requiring the practitioner to manually suture the catheter to the self-suturing anchor device. A ratchet mechanism having one or more rotatable ratchet members, which pivot, and a ratchet member engagement spring, which maintains contact between the teeth of the rotatable ratchet member and the teeth of the ratchet ring. A suture retention assembly is provided to maintain the position of the sutures to minimize disruption of the sutures before deployment of the sutures.

Abstract: A stabilization and support for a catheter provides stress distribution for the loads otherwise imposed by the catheter interface hardware such as the base and hub components that may otherwise cause stresses in the skin and associated damage and sores. A mount is sized to support a catheter installation extending substantially tangentially to the surface of the skin of a subject, thus permitting stabilization of the catheter without exposing the skin to the sharp, highly stressful edges of catheter equipment. A transparent securement renders the catheter available for visual inspection of the condition of the catheter and the surrounding skin.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an adhesive tape to secure an intravascular catheter to the skin of a patient at an intravascular site comprising: (a) a strip of tape having adhesive on all of one side except for portions at the ends, the strip of tape having a length of about 15 mm to about 300 mm and width of about 4 mm to about 30 mm; (b) two removable covers affixed near the ends of the adhesive side of the strip, wherein the removable covers are separated from each other by a centrally located portion of the strip of tape; and (c) a third removable cover affixed to the central portion of the adhesive side of the strip of tape. The subject invention further reveals a sterile intravascular starter kit, said kit being comprised of the adhesive tape for an intravascular catheter, a tourniquet, a gauze pad, an antiseptic skin preparation device, optionally a towel, and a clear occlusive dressing.

Abstract: A catheter anchor device for use with a catheter includes an adhesive layer configured to be secured to the skin of the patient proximate the catheter insertion site, a stationary base secured to the adhesive layer, a rotatable ring coupled to the stationary base and circumscribing the stationary base such that the rotatable outer ring can be rotated by the user relative to the stationary base, a first suture including a loop portion and first and second ends, the loop portion looping around a catheter when the anchor device is in place relative to the catheter insertion site, and a pull handle including first and second separable pull tabs, the pull handle being coupled to the first and second ends of the first suture, the pull handle being configured such that actuation of the pull handle actuates first suture to secure the catheter relative to the rotatable ring.

Abstract: A securement system for anchoring a medical article to a patient includes a pliant holding device. The device has a body and a plurality of tentacles extending from the body. The tentacles compress and may conform around at least a portion of the medical article to form a secure mount. The holding device may also cushion the medical article and protect the site of attachment on the patient while promoting air circulation. The holding device may include a support and a hinge so that the holding device may be swung away from the medical article to provide easy access for a medical provider.

Abstract: A winged catheter securing tape including a base having a non-adhesive upper surface and an adhesive lower surface, spaced areas of adhesive on said upper surface with a first non-adhesive area therebetween, and a second non-adhesive area on said lower surface in opposition to said first non-adhesive area.

Abstract: An anchoring system includes a simply-structured device which permits a portion of a catheter or similar medical article to be easily anchored to a patient, desirably without the use of tape or needles and suture. An anchoring system for an elongated medical article comprises an anchor pad and a retainer mounted upon the anchor pad. The retainer includes a channel into which the medical article to be retained is placed. The retainer is attached to an anchor pad including an adhesive bottom surface, which can be attached to the patient's skin. A medical article is secured within a channel by retaining at least one axially extending member on the medical article.

Abstract: A catheter securement device (100) holds a medical article such as a catheter hub or a connector fitting in position upon the body of a patient and at least inhibits longitudinal movement of the medical article. The securement device (100) includes a retainer (120) and at least one anchor pad (110). The retainer (120) has one or more curved ribs (280) into which at least a portion of the medical article is inserted. The retainer (120) includes a spine (145) that extends in a proximal direction from the retainer (120). The spine (145) includes a clip (147) having an abutment surface that can abut against a contact point or surface on the medical article. The abutment, in conjunction with a second abutment and/or a tapering shape of the retainer (120), inhibits longitudinal movement of the medical article in both proximal and distal directions.

Abstract: A catheter securement device which automatically deploys one or more sutures to secure a catheter without requiring the practitioner to manually suture the catheter to the self-suturing anchor device. A ratchet mechanism having one or more rotatable ratchet members which pivot and a ratchet member engagement spring which maintains contact between the teeth of the rotatable ratchet member and the teeth of the ratchet ring. An O-ring is provided to maintain the position of the sutures to minimize disruption of the sutures before deployment of the sutures. In one embodiment, a stationary base of the anchor device comprises a single molded member. In another embodiment a method of manufacturing the catheter anchor device comprising welding a rotatable ring and one or more bearing members of the catheter anchor device through access bores in the stationary base.

Abstract: A medical article, such as a catheter, is secured to a patient with a support structure and a plurality of attachment/receiving surfaces that permit the catheter to be reoriented in multiple positions relative to the support structure including rotating the catheter about a longitudinal axis. The support structure may be an anchor pad, strap, or other structure. The plurality of attachment/receiving surfaces may be hook and loop type fasteners that are adhered to the catheter body and to the support structure. The placement of the support structure on the patient is not critical as the catheter position is not fixed relative to the support structure.

Abstract: Microneedle devices are provided for transport of therapeutic and biological molecules across tissue barriers and for use as microflameholders. In a preferred embodiment for transport across tissue, the microneedles are formed of a biodegradable polymer. Methods of making these devices, which can include hollow and/or porous microneedles, are also provided. A preferred method for making a microneedle includes forming a micromold having sidewalls which define the outer surface of the microneedle, electroplating the sidewalls to form the hollow microneedle, and then removing the micromold from the microneedle. In a preferred method of use, the microneedle device is used to deliver fluid material into or across a biological barrier from one or more chambers in fluid connection with at least one of the microneedles. The device preferably further includes a means for controlling the flow of material through the microneedles.

Abstract: A nasal tube retaining system having a flexible member with a magnet attached to the first end for insertion into the first nostril of the patient, a tape portion attached to an end of the flexible member, a guide for guiding the tape portion through a portion or all of the flexible member, a rod, and a retrieving member with a magnetic distal end for insertion into the second nostril of the patient to retrieve the flexible member. The system further includes a fastening means to secure the nasal tube to the tape portion.

Abstract: Microneedle devices for transport of molecules, including drugs and biological molecules, across tissue, are provided. The microneedle devices permit drug delivery or removal of body fluids at clinically relevant rates across skin or other tissue barriers, with minimal or no damage, pain, or irritation to the tissue. Microneedles can be formed of biodegradable or non-biodegradable polymeric materials or metals. In a preferred embodiment, a microneedle device includes a plugging element comprising a platform including a plurality of microneedle plugs for preventing skin or other tissue barriers from entering the hollow microneedles. In another preferred embodiment, a microneedle device includes a plurality of bioerodible elements for temporarily plugging the hollow microneedles, thereby preventing skin or other tissue barriers from entering the hollow microneedles.

Abstract: The disclosures made herein relate to an infusion device specifically adapted for syringe injections. In one embodiment of the disclosures made herein, an infusion device comprises a body including an accessible surface having a single inlet port therein, an engagement surface having a single outlet port therein, a medication delivery channel extending between the single inlet port and the single outlet port, and an identification feature on the accessible surface of the body adjacent to the single inlet port. The single inlet port of the medication delivery channel is tapered thereby forming a funnel-shaped entry into the medication delivery channel. A cannula is coupled to the body at the single outlet port and is adapted for receiving medication from the single outlet port and transmitting the medication therethrough.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an adhesive tape to secure an intravascular catheter to the skin of a patient at an intravascular site comprising: (a) a strip of tape having adhesive on all of one side except for portions at the ends, the strip of tape having a length of about 15 to about 300 mm and width of about 4 to about 30 mm; (b) two removable covers affixed near the ends of the adhesive side of the strip, wherein the removable covers are separated from each other by a centrally located portion of the strip of tape; and (c) a third removable cover affixed to the central portion of the adhesive side of the strip of tape. The subject invention further reveals a sterile intravascular starter kit, said kit being comprised of the adhesive tape for an intravascular catheter, a tourniquet, a gauze pad, an antiseptic skin preparation device, optionally a towel, and a clear occlusive dressing.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides cannulas for use in surgery. The cannulas possess an anchoring member at a portion thereof which adopts an alternate shape upon the application of energy, thereby securing the cannula to tissue.