US Patent Issued to Quest Medical on May 26 for "Intravenous tubing securement band with adjustable overall length" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,469, issued on May 26, was assigned to Quest Medical Inc. (Allen, Texas).

"Intravenous tubing securement band with adjustable overall length" was invented by Jeff J. Albertsen (McKinney, Texas) and Joel Fontenot (Dallas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment provides an adjustable intravenous (IV) securement band with non-occlusive retention in case of excessive force (i.e., automatically loosens) and traction for securing an IV to a patient's arm. Embodiments may further include features such as guides and or channels on the band to hold tubing. Embodiments may be secured to patients to be used as a non-adhesive securement aid ...