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First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a skin-mountable unit having a mounting surface comprising adhesive means for adhering the unit to the skin of a subject, the adhesive means being covered by thereto releasably attached protective means, a handling unit releasably attached to the skin-mountable unit and comprising an interior space at least partially accommodating the skin-mountable unit and having an opening through which the skin-mountable member can be moved when detached from the handling unit, the handling unit having a portion surrounding the opening, and a seal member releasably attached to the surrounding portion, thereby providing a sealed space for the skin-mountable unit, wherein removal of the seal member results in the protective means being removed from the adhesive means.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to skin-mountable devices. A device in accordance with the invention comprises a first skin-mountable unit having a mounting surface comprising adhesive means for adhering the unit to the skin of a subject, and a second handling unit releasably attached to the skin-mountable unit. The handling unit comprises an interior space at least partially accommodating the skin-mountable unit and has an opening through which the skin-mountable member can be moved when detached from the handling unit, the handling unit having a portion surrounding the opening. The device further comprises a seal member releasably attached to the circumferential portion, thereby providing a closed space for the skin-mountable unit. In this way a device is provided allowing for easy handling as a user can use the handling unit to grip and handle the combined device during operation thereof, just as the second unit can be designed and optimized for ease of use during manipulation of the skin-mountable unit.
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23 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a skin-mountable unit having a mounting surface comprising adhesive means for adhering the unit to the skin of a subject, the adhesive means being covered by thereto releasably attached protective means, a handling unit releasably attached to the skin-mountable unit and comprising an interior space at least partially accommodating the skin-mountable unit and having an opening through which the skin-mountable member can be moved when detached from the handling unit, the handling unit having a portion surrounding the opening, and a seal member releasably attached to the surrounding portion, thereby providing a sealed space for the skin-mountable unit, wherein removal of the seal member results in the protective means being removed from the adhesive means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23)
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21. A method of applying a device to a skin surface of a subject, comprising the steps:
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a) providing a device having a first unit and a releasably attached second unit, the first unit comprising;
a generally planar mounting surface comprising adhesive means for adhering the first unit to the skin of the subject, the adhesive means being covered by thereto releasably attached protective means, the second unit comprising;
an interior space accommodating the first unit and having an opening through which the first unit can be moved when detached from the second unit, the second unit having a circumferential portion defining a general plane and surrounding the opening, the mounting surface being arranged interiorly in respect of the general plane or substantially corresponding to the general plane, a seal member releasably attached to the circumferential portion, thereby providing a sealed space for the first unit, wherein removal of the seal member results in the protective means being removed from the adhesive means, b) removing the seal member thereby exposing the adhesive means, c) arranging the adhesive means in contact with the skin of the subject and d) removing the second unit from the first unit. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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