SHOWER PATCH
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1. A moldable body patch to provide moisture protection for wound sites, comprising:
- a non-linear shaped film piece having a perimeter and upper, lower and middle portions;
a pull tab permanently adhered substantially within the perimeter of the non-linear shaped film piece to the upper portion of said film piece;
a middle backing paper removably adhered to said film piece;
a lower backing paper removably adhered to said film piece;
said middle and lower backing papers being removably adhered by an adhesive which is revealed upon removal of said papers to allow removable but sealable adherence to body skin.
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Abstract
A moldable body patch to provide moisture protection for wound sites. It uses a non-linear shaped preferably medical grade flexible film piece having upper, preferably middle and lower portions and a pull tab permanently adhered to the upper portion of the film piece. A backing paper is removably adhered to the middle portion and to the lower portion which may be removed to reveal an adhesive that will provide skin adherence in a sealable relationship to prevent underlying wounds from moisture contact. When finished, the film piece may be conveniently removed by pulling on the pull tab permanently adhered to the upper portion of the film piece.
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12 Claims
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1. A moldable body patch to provide moisture protection for wound sites, comprising:
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a non-linear shaped film piece having a perimeter and upper, lower and middle portions;
a pull tab permanently adhered substantially within the perimeter of the non-linear shaped film piece to the upper portion of said film piece;
a middle backing paper removably adhered to said film piece;
a lower backing paper removably adhered to said film piece;
said middle and lower backing papers being removably adhered by an adhesive which is revealed upon removal of said papers to allow removable but sealable adherence to body skin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12)
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9. A moldable body patch to provide moisture protection for wound sites comprising:
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a non-linear shape medical grade film piece having a perimeter and upper and lower portions;
a pull tab permanently adhered substantially within the perimeter of the non-linear shape medical grade film piece to the upper portion of said film piece;
a backing paper removable adhered to the lower portion of said film piece by a medical grade adhesive which is revealed upon removal of the backing paper to allow removable and sealable adherence to body skin; and
said upper portion being smaller in area than said lower portion.
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10. A method of providing moisture protection for wounds during showering, said method comprising:
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providing a moldable body patch that is a non-linear shaped medical grade film piece having a perimeter and upper and lower portions, a pull tab permanently adhered substantially within the perimeter of the non-linear shaped medical grade film piece to the upper portion of said film piece, and a lower backing paper removably adhered to said film piece;
removing the lower backing paper to reveal a perimeter adhesive and placing the non-linear film piece with the remaining permanently adhered pull tab over a wound site to provide a removable but sealable adherence to body skin surrounding the wound site; and
thereafterpulling on the permanently adhered pull tab to remove the moldable body patch when no longer needed.
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