WEARABLE APPARATUS

• US 20170336227A1
• Filed: 05/20/2016
• Published: 11/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Health Care Originals, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Health Care Originals, Inc.
• Inventors: DWARIKA, JARED, SAMJITSINGH, SHARON
• Granted Patent: US 10,955,269 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/164 the sensor is mounted in or on a conformable substrate or carrier
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6832 using adhesives A61B5/259 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6833 Adhesive patches
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 11/30 Supports specially adapted for an instrument; Supports specially adapted for a set of instruments

Abstract

A wearable and/or a wearable mount solves many issues presented with conventional wearables and wearable mounts. For example, the wearable mount can be designed with a low ratio of adhesive contact area to wearable mount contact area while providing the capability to collect data and/or dispense medication on one specific spot and, further still, allowing the use of an easy to remove adhesive. This configuration may facilitate free movement of the body even when the wearable mount is attached to the skin. The wearable may have surface contacts, removing the need for ports that could be damaged. The adhesive layer can provide insulation and isolating properties for the contacts while the device is being worn. Finally, the wearable may be a patch-type wearable that allows the appearance of the wearable to be changed without the need for housing changes or other costly solutions.

Claims

1. A system for attaching a wearable to a user, comprising:

an adhesive layer having a skin contacting side and a wearable contacting side;

a first adhesive on a portion of the skin contacting side for adhering the adhesive layer to the skin, the portion being 50 percent or less of the area of the skin contacting side of the adhesive layer;

a second adhesive on a portion of the wearable contacting side of the adhesive layer, the second adhesive attaching a portion of the wearable to the adhesive layer; and

a continuous perimeter of adhesive disposed on an interior of the skin contacting side of the adhesive layer, the continuous perimeter having a space formed therewithin.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the space is a cutout formed in the adhesive layer.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first adhesive is disposed at extremities of the adhesive layer.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the second adhesive covers contacts disposed on the wearable, wherein the adhesive electrically isolated and insulates the contacts.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the contacts are one or more flush contacts disposed on a surface of the wearable.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the second adhesive is disposed on a portion of the wearable contact side of the adhesive layer.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the portion of the wearable contact side having the second adhesive has an area smaller than an area of an attachment side of the wearable.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of a top surface of the wearable is formed from an adhesive adhering material.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the adhesive adhering material is a material that is the same as a bottom surface of the wearable.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising one or more replaceable portions configured to be adhered to the portion of the top surface of the wearable.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the adhesive layer is formed from a material having a high elasticity.

2. (canceled)

13. A wearable comprising:

a top surface;

a bottom, opposite surface configured to adhere to an adhesive layer;

one or more contacts disposed as flush mount contacts on the bottom surface of the wearable;

an adhesive layer having a skin contacting side and a wearable contacting side;

a first adhesive on a portion of the skin contacting side for adhering the adhesive layer to the skin, the portion being 50 percent or less of the area of the skin contacting side of the adhesive layer;

a second adhesive on a portion of the wearable contacting side of the adhesive layer, the second adhesive attaching a portion of the wearable to the adhesive layer; and

a continuous perimeter of adhesive disposed on an interior of the skin contacting side of the adhesive layer, the continuous perimeter having a space formed therewithin, wherein

the contacts are disposed in a region where adhesive is used to adhere the wearable to the adhesive layer.

22. The wearable of claim 13, wherein the first adhesive is disposed at extremities of the adhesive layer.

23. The wearable of claim 13, wherein:

the second adhesive is disposed on a portion of the wearable contact side of the adhesive layer; and

the portion of the wearable contact side having the second adhesive has an area smaller than an area of an attachment side of the wearable.

24. The wearable of claim 13, wherein at least a portion of a top surface of the wearable is formed from an adhesive adhering material.

14. (canceled)

14-1. (canceled)

15. (canceled)

17-20. -20. (canceled)

21. (canceled)

25. An adhesive layer for attaching a wearable to a user, comprising:

a skin contacting side and a wearable contacting side;

a first adhesive on a portion of the skin contacting side for adhering the adhesive layer to the skin, the portion being 50 percent or less of the area of the skin contacting side of the adhesive layer;

a second adhesive on a portion of the wearable contacting side of the adhesive layer, the second adhesive configured for attaching a portion of the wearable to the adhesive layer; and

a continuous perimeter of adhesive disposed on an interior of the skin contacting side of the adhesive layer, the continuous perimeter having a space formed therewithin.

26. The adhesive layer of claim 25, wherein the space is a cutout formed in the adhesive layer.

27. The adhesive layer of claim 25, wherein the adhesive layer is formed form a material having a high elasticity.