WEARABLE PATCH COMPRISING MULTIPLE SEPARABLE ADHESIVE LAYERS

• US 20140012102A1
• Filed: 09/11/2013
• Published: 01/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zansors LLC
• Original Assignee: Zansors LLC
• Inventors: DAS, RANJIT, TRAVAGLINI, MARK
• Granted Patent: US 9,629,585 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/309
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/04 Babies, e.g. for SIDS detection
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0412 Low-profile patch shaped housings
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/11 Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb for measuring pulse A61B5/02 ;A61B5/1038 takes precedence; motion detection to correct for motion artifacts in physiological signals A61B5/721
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/113 occurring during breathing
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/145 Measuring characteristics of blood in vivo, e.g. gas concentration, pH value; Measuring characteristics of body fluids or tissues, e.g. interstitial fluid, cerebral tissuemeasuring of blood pressure or blood flow A61B5/02; non-radiation detecting or locating of foreign bodies in blood A61B5/06
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14517 for sweat
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4806 Sleep evaluation A61B5/4821 takes precedence; devices for inducing sleep A61M21/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4818 Sleep apnoea
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6801 specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6833 Adhesive patches
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/00051 Accessories for dressings
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/02 Adhesive bandages or dressings
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/0246 characterised by the skin-adhering layer
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/025 having a special distribution arrangement of the adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/0094 for sensing physical parameters plasters for conducting test A61F2013/00429
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/703 characterised by shape or structure; Details concerning release liner or backing; Refillable patches; User-activated patches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 35/00 Devices for applying media, e.g. remedies, on the human body devices for handling toiletry or cosmetic substances A45D; absorbent pads, e.g. swabs, A61F13/15
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 : for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: G16Z 99/00 : Subject matter not provided for in other main groups of this subclass

Abstract

Wearable patches comprising multiple separable adhesive layers. One or more of the layers can comprise electronics, mechanical components, gauze, medicine and/or other types of hardware suitable for the intended use of the patch. In use, a first layer of the patch is adhered to a user. When it is time to change layers, the patch is removed from the user, the first layer is removed from the patch to expose a second adhesive layer, and the second layer is applied to the user. The process may be repeated until the remaining layers of the patch have been used.

Claims

1. A patch comprising:

at least one lower layer, each lower layer having a substrate with a first surface and a second surface, each first surface comprising an adhesive formed thereon; and

a top layer provided over a second surface of the at least one lower layer,

wherein the at least one lower layer comprises one of a liner over the adhesive, gauze formed on or integral with the substrate, medicine formed on or integral with the substrate, or electronics.

2. The patch of claim 1, wherein the at least one lower layer comprises the liner and said liner is removable to expose said adhesive of the at least one lower layer.

3. The patch of claim 2, wherein the liner is release paper.

4. The patch of claim 1, wherein each lower layer comprises electronics, said electronics for monitoring a characteristic or activity of a wearer of the patch and communicating the monitored characteristic or activity externally from the patch.

5. The patch of claim 4, wherein said electronics comprise one or more of sensors for monitoring one or more of movement, breathing, or biological fluids of the wearer.

6. The patch of claim 4, wherein said electronics comprise one or more of microphones, accelerometers, pressure sensors, humidity sensors, temperature sensors, altimeters, electrical sensors, microcontrollers, power source components, data bus components, memory storage devices and communication devices.

7. The patch of claim 6, wherein the power components comprises solar cells.

8. The patch of claim 6, wherein the communication devices comprise wired or wireless communication devices.

9. The patch of claim 1, wherein the layers comprise a tab to assist with removal of a lower layer from the patch.

10. A patch comprising:

a plurality of adhesive layers, each adhesive layer comprising a first surface comprising an adhesive and a second surface comprising a non-adhesive material, the adhesive layers being configured into a stack such that a second surface of a lower layer in the stack is removably adhered to a first surface of an upper layer in the stack, and

wherein at least one adhesive layer in the stack comprises one of gauze formed on or integral with the first surface of the adhesive layer, medicine formed on or integral with the first surface of the adhesive layer, or electronics.

11. The patch of claim 10, wherein the electronics of each adhesive layer can pass data to the electronics on another adhesive layer using a data bus formed across each adhesive layer.

12. The patch of claim 10, wherein the electronics of each adhesive layer can pass data to the electronics on another adhesive layer using wireless communications.

13. The patch of claim 10, wherein said electronics comprises a clock.

14. The patch of claim 10, wherein said electronics comprises a GPS.

15. The patch of claim 10, wherein a topmost layer of the stack comprises padding.

16. The patch of claim 10, wherein a topmost layer of the stack comprises a component for shaping the patch.

17. The patch of claim 10, wherein a topmost layer of the stack comprises a graphical design or message.

18. A patch comprising:

a plurality of first layers formed into a stack; and

a second layer provided over a topmost first layer of the stack,

wherein each first layer and the second layer comprises a first surface comprising an adhesive and a second surface comprising a non-adhesive substrate, and wherein at least one first layer comprises a liner over its adhesive.

19. The patch of claim 18, wherein each first layer and the second layer comprises electronics.

20. The patch of claim 19, wherein the electronics of each first layer can pass data to the electronics on another first layer and the second layer using a data bus formed across each first and second layer.

21. The patch of claim 19, wherein the electronics of each first layer can pass data to the electronics on another first layer and the second layer using wireless communications.

22. The patch of claim 19, wherein said electronics comprises at least one power source selected from the group of batteries, solar cells, hydraulic, hybrid, gas, chemical, or mechanical power sources.

23. The patch of claim 19, wherein said electronics of a first layer are powered by a power source on that first layer and the electronics of the second layer are powered by a power source on the second layer.

24. The patch of claim 19, wherein said electronics of a first layer are powered by a power source on the second layer.

25. The patch of claim 19, wherein said electronics comprises one of a clock, GPS, health monitor, or smartphone.