Adhesive patch for use with reusable medical devices
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in securing a medical device to an exterior surface of a patient'"'"'s body, the apparatus comprising:
- a cushion including a bottom side, a top side opposite the bottom side, and an opening adapted to receive at least a portion of the medical device therein;
a first adhesive layer including an upper adhesive surface and a lower adhesive surface opposite the upper adhesive surface; and
a second adhesive layer interposed between the cushion and the first adhesive layer, the second adhesive layer including a first adhesive surface and a second adhesive surface opposite the first adhesive surface, the second adhesive layer including i) a first region defined at least in part on the first adhesive surface and ii) a second, non-adhesive region adjacent the first region and facing the same direction as the first region, wherein at least a portion of the first region is aligned with the opening of the cushion, and wherein at least a portion of the second, non-adhesive region extends outwards beyond the cushion.
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Abstract
An apparatus for use in securing a reusable medical device to an exterior surface of a patient'"'"'s body includes a cushion, a first adhesive member, and a second adhesive member. The cushion includes a bottom side, a top side opposite the bottom side, and an opening adapted to receive at least a portion of the reusable medical device therein. The first adhesive member includes an upper adhesive surface and lower adhesive surface opposite the upper adhesive surface. The second adhesive member is interposed between the cushion and the first adhesive member, and includes a first adhesive surface and a second adhesive surface opposite the first adhesive surface.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for use in securing a medical device to an exterior surface of a patient'"'"'s body, the apparatus comprising:
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a cushion including a bottom side, a top side opposite the bottom side, and an opening adapted to receive at least a portion of the medical device therein; a first adhesive layer including an upper adhesive surface and a lower adhesive surface opposite the upper adhesive surface; and a second adhesive layer interposed between the cushion and the first adhesive layer, the second adhesive layer including a first adhesive surface and a second adhesive surface opposite the first adhesive surface, the second adhesive layer including i) a first region defined at least in part on the first adhesive surface and ii) a second, non-adhesive region adjacent the first region and facing the same direction as the first region, wherein at least a portion of the first region is aligned with the opening of the cushion, and wherein at least a portion of the second, non-adhesive region extends outwards beyond the cushion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for securing a medical device to an exterior surface of a patient'"'"'s body, the method comprising:
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providing a patch, the patch including a cushion including a bottom side, a top side opposite the bottom side, and an opening adapted to receive at least a portion of the medical device therein, a first adhesive layer including an upper adhesive surface and lower adhesive surface opposite the upper adhesive surface, and a second adhesive layer interposed between the cushion and the first adhesive layer, the second adhesive layer including a first adhesive surface and a second adhesive surface opposite the first adhesive surface, wherein the second adhesive layer of the patch further includes a first region defined at least in part on the first adhesive surface, and wherein at least a portion of the first region aligns with the opening of the cushion to expose the first adhesive surface through the opening; coupling the patch to the exterior surface of the patient'"'"'s body via the lower adhesive surface of the first adhesive layer; removing a liner coupled to the top side of the cushion and to the portion of the first region aligned with the opening of the cushion to expose the first region; and coupling the medical device to the patch via the first adhesive surface of the second adhesive layer by coupling the medical device to the portion of the first region exposed through the opening of the cushion. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for use in securing a medical device to an exterior surface of a patient'"'"'s body, the apparatus comprising:
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a cushion including a cushioning ridge at least partially surrounding an opening, the opening adapted to receive at least a portion of the medical device therein; and at least one adhesive layer comprising a first region and a second region, the first region being adhesive, the second region being non-adhesive, the first region and the second region facing the same direction and positioned on opposite sides of the cushioning ridge, at least a portion of the first region aligned with the opening of the cushion, at least a portion of the second region extending outwards beyond the cushion, the at least one adhesive layer configured to secure the medical device within the opening of the cushion at the first region of the at least one adhesive layer and secure the apparatus to the exterior surface of the patient'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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Specification