ADHESIVE MEMBER

• US 20130138063A1
• Filed: 09/20/2010
• Published: 05/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Salts Healthcare Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Salts Healthcare Ltd.
• Inventors: Wiltshire, Neil, Davison, Eric, Darwood, Richard
• Application Number:
  US13/497,714
• Publication Number:
  US 20130138063A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/344
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/0246 characterised by the skin-adhering layer
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/443 having adhesive seals for securing to the body, e.g. of hydrocolloid type, e.g. gels, starches, karaya gums adhesives or sealing pads therefor A61L24/00

Abstract

An adhesive member (10) for adhering to and for covering a portion of a user'"'"'s skin having an adhesive surface on at least one side thereof characterised in that the member includes a plurality of openings (12), each of which extends inwardly from an periphery of the member (10).

Claims

1. An adhesive member (10) for adhering to and for covering a portion of a user'"'"'s skin having an adhesive surface on at least one side thereof characterised in that the member includes a plurality of openings (12), each of which extends inwardly from an periphery of the member (10).

2. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 1 wherein each opening is generally elongate.

3. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 1 or claim 2 wherein each opening has a pair of opposing side walls (13, 14).

4. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 3 wherein the opposing side walls (13, 14) are aligned substantially parallel with each other.

5. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 3 wherein the opposing side walls extend towards each other as they extend inwardly.

6. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 1 wherein each opening (12) extends inwardly towards a central region of the adhesive member in a direction which is substantially normal to a tangent of the periphery of the member (10) adjacent an entrance (12a) to the opening.

7. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 1 wherein the member (10) is substantially circular, elliptical or oval, and each opening extends substantially radially inwardly towards the central region of the member (10).

8. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the openings (12) is positioned substantially opposite another of the openings (12).

9. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 1 wherein each opening (12) is positioned substantially opposite another opening (12).

10. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 9 wherein the openings (12) are aligned substantially parallel with each other.

11. An adhesive member (10) according to any one of claim 1 wherein at least one of the openings (12) is positioned substantially diametrically opposite (12) another of the openings.

12. An adhesive member (10) according to any one of claim 1 wherein each opening (12) is positioned substantially diametrically opposite another opening (12).

13. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 3 wherein the opposing side walls (13, 14) of each opening (12) are moveable towards each other.

14. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 1 wherein the member (12) includes an aperture (16) in the central region thereof and wherein each opening (12) extends towards the aperture (16).

15. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 1 wherein one half of the member (10) has more of said openings (12) than the other half of the member (10).

16. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 1 wherein one half of the member (10) has three of said openings (12).

17. An adhesive member (10) according to claim 1 wherein upper one half of the member (10) has two of said openings (12).

18. An ostomy appliance (11) including an adhesive member (10) according to claim 1.

19. A one-piece ostomy appliance including an adhesive member (10) according to claim 1.

20. A two-piece ostomy appliance including an adhesive member (10) according to claim 1.