SHOWER PATCH

• US 20070161939A1
• Filed: 03/06/2007
• Published: 07/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brown Medical Industries
• Original Assignee: Brown Medical Industries
• Inventors: HENRY, MATT, HUISENGA, BECKI, BROWN, IVAN, WHEATON, AMY, KOUNKEL, TERRY
• Application Number:
  US11/682,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20070161939A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 602/57
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 15/004 Bandage protectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 15/008 Appliances for wound protecting, e.g. avoiding contact between wound and bandage corn plasters A61F13/063
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00182 with transparent part
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00268 impervious, i.e. occlusive bandage
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00272 protection of the body or articulation safety barrier for protection of the operator A61F2013/00297; protecting the body against ulcers A61F2013/15024; protection in contaminated, e.g. NBC or industrial toxic ambience A61F2013/15065
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/004 from liquid water
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00536 for draining or irrigating wounds
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00621 cast
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00846 with transparent or translucent part
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00889 waterproof

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.

Claims

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.

2. The body patch of claim 1 wherein the film piece is transparent.

3. The body piece of claim 1 wherein the non-linear shaped film piece is generally elliptical in shape.

4. The body patch of claim 1 wherein the lower backing paper is a perimeter strip with the center cut out to reveal the film piece.

5. The body patch of claim 4 wherein the adhesive of said lower back paper is only under the perimeter strip and not under the central portion.

6. The body patch of claim 1 wherein the film piece is biocompatible.

7. The body patch of claim 1 wherein the adhesive is biocompatible.

8. The body patch of claim 1 wherein the upper portion to which the pull tab is attached is smaller in area then said lower portion.

11. The body patch of claim 1 wherein the adhesive is a medical grade adhesive.

12. The body patch of claim 1 wherein the film piece is medical grade adhesive.

9. A moldable body patch to provide moisture protection for wound sites comprising:

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.

10. A method of providing moisture protection for wounds during showering, said method comprising:

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

thereafter

pulling on the permanently adhered pull tab to remove the moldable body patch when no longer needed.