Adhesive patch systems and methods
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1. A medical device comprising:
- a medical monitoring device comprising a sensor configured to detect a biological parameter on a patient or a treatment device comprising an electronic infusion pump configured to deliver an infusion medium to a patient, the medical monitoring or treatment device including and operable with an insertion needle positioned to be inserted into the patient to insert a cannula into the patient, the insertion needle configured to extend through the cannula when the insertion needle is inserted into a patient to insert the cannula into the patient, the insertion needle configured to be withdrawn from the cannula to leave the cannula at least partially in the patient after the cannula is inserted into the patient, the cannula having an interior channel for conveying fluid to or from the medical monitoring or treatment device after the insertion needle is withdrawn from the cannula and during operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device;
a pierceable membrane defining an interior volume containing an agent, the pierceable membrane positioned to be pierced by the insertion needle to allow the insertion needle to cause at least some of the agent contained in the interior volume of the pierceable membrane to be communicated from the interior volume of the pierceable membrane, outside the cannula, to the patient as the insertion needle is moved to an insertion position to be inserted into the patient with the cannula; and
a base adapted to be secured to the patient during operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device, the base having a bottom surface that is arranged to contact a portion of the skin of the patient when the base is secured to the patient;
wherein the pierceable membrane is arranged on and attached to the bottom surface of the base such that the insertion needle is external to the internal volume of the pierceable membrane when the needle begins to move toward the insertion position, and such that the insertion needle passes through the pierceable membrane on the bottom surface of the base as the insertion needle continues to move to the insertion position; and
wherein the pierceable membrane is positioned between a portion of the bottom surface of the base and the skin of the patient in a case where the base is secured to the patient during operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to patches for medical devices. In various embodiments, an adhesive patch of a medical device may have selective areas with adhesive material of varying adhesion strengths. In other embodiments, an adhesive patch of a medical device may include adhesive material that may be activated by a catalyst to increase or decrease the adhesion strength of the adhesive material. In further embodiments, a medical device may include a pierceable membrane containing an agent, the pierceable membrane positioned to be pierced by a needle and to cause some of the agent to be carried to the user-patient.
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1. A medical device comprising:
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a medical monitoring device comprising a sensor configured to detect a biological parameter on a patient or a treatment device comprising an electronic infusion pump configured to deliver an infusion medium to a patient, the medical monitoring or treatment device including and operable with an insertion needle positioned to be inserted into the patient to insert a cannula into the patient, the insertion needle configured to extend through the cannula when the insertion needle is inserted into a patient to insert the cannula into the patient, the insertion needle configured to be withdrawn from the cannula to leave the cannula at least partially in the patient after the cannula is inserted into the patient, the cannula having an interior channel for conveying fluid to or from the medical monitoring or treatment device after the insertion needle is withdrawn from the cannula and during operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device; a pierceable membrane defining an interior volume containing an agent, the pierceable membrane positioned to be pierced by the insertion needle to allow the insertion needle to cause at least some of the agent contained in the interior volume of the pierceable membrane to be communicated from the interior volume of the pierceable membrane, outside the cannula, to the patient as the insertion needle is moved to an insertion position to be inserted into the patient with the cannula; and a base adapted to be secured to the patient during operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device, the base having a bottom surface that is arranged to contact a portion of the skin of the patient when the base is secured to the patient; wherein the pierceable membrane is arranged on and attached to the bottom surface of the base such that the insertion needle is external to the internal volume of the pierceable membrane when the needle begins to move toward the insertion position, and such that the insertion needle passes through the pierceable membrane on the bottom surface of the base as the insertion needle continues to move to the insertion position; and wherein the pierceable membrane is positioned between a portion of the bottom surface of the base and the skin of the patient in a case where the base is secured to the patient during operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A delivery method comprising:
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providing a medical monitoring device comprising a sensor configured to detect a biological parameter on a patient through a cannula or a treatment device comprising an electronic infusion pump configured to deliver an infusion medium to a patient through a cannula, the medical monitoring or treatment device operable with an insertion needle for inserting the cannula into the patient; extending the insertion needle through the cannula and supporting the insertion needle and the cannula in a position for insertion of the insertion needle and cannula into the patient, the insertion needle configured to be withdrawn from the cannula to leave the cannula at least partially in the patient after the cannula is inserted into the patient, the cannula having an interior channel for conveying fluid to or from the medical monitoring or treatment device after the insertion needle is withdrawn from the cannula and during operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device; positioning a pierceable membrane to define an interior volume containing an agent to be pierced by the insertion needle during operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device and to allow the insertion needle to cause at least some of the agent contained in the interior volume of the pierceable membrane to be communicated from the interior volume of the pierceable membrane, outside the cannula, to the patient as the insertion needle is moved to an insertion position to be inserted with the cannula into the patient; and providing a base adapted to be secured to the skin of the patient during operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device, the base having a bottom surface that is arranged to contact a portion of the skin of the patient when the base is secured to the patient; wherein the pierceable membrane is arranged on and attached to the bottom surface of the base such that the insertion needle is external to the internal volume of the pierceable membrane when the needle begins to move toward the insertion position, and such that the insertion needle passes through the pierceable membrane on the bottom surface of the base as the insertion needle continues to move to the insertion position; and wherein the pierceable membrane is positioned between a portion of the bottom surface of the base and the skin of the patient in a case where the base is secured to the patient during operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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