Electrically conductive skin covering elements
First Claim
1. An adhesive bandage configured to adhere to skin of a user for covering a wound, the adhesive bandage comprising:
- a continuous carrier including an inner face, an outer face, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive arranged along the inner face; and
an absorbent pad arranged along at least a central portion of the inner face and arranged to contact the wound of the user;
wherein an electrically conductive material is arranged in or on the absorbent pad to provide an electrically conductive path extending between a first face of the absorbent pad and a second face of the absorbent pad; and
wherein an electrically conductive material is arranged in or on the continuous carrier to provide an electrically conductive path extending between (i) skin of the user covered by the continuous carrier but not covered by the absorbent pad and (ii) a portion of the continuous carrier covering the absorbent pad.
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Abstract
Skin covering elements utilize conductive regions including electrically conductive materials may be arranged to enable a user to actuate a capacitive touchscreen such as through a centrally arranged absorptive pad and/or laterally through a carrier. Embodiments directed to adhesive bandages and athletic tapes are provided. A method includes applying an adhesive bandage to a user and depressing a portion of the bandage against a surface of a capacitive touchscreen to control or operate a function of an electronic device. Conductive regions may be also arranged to communicate with an electrical interface, such as for resistive heating of skin of a user and/or providing communication with one or more sensors.
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20 Claims
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1. An adhesive bandage configured to adhere to skin of a user for covering a wound, the adhesive bandage comprising:
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a continuous carrier including an inner face, an outer face, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive arranged along the inner face; and an absorbent pad arranged along at least a central portion of the inner face and arranged to contact the wound of the user; wherein an electrically conductive material is arranged in or on the absorbent pad to provide an electrically conductive path extending between a first face of the absorbent pad and a second face of the absorbent pad; and wherein an electrically conductive material is arranged in or on the continuous carrier to provide an electrically conductive path extending between (i) skin of the user covered by the continuous carrier but not covered by the absorbent pad and (ii) a portion of the continuous carrier covering the absorbent pad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for utilizing an adhesive bandage configured to adhere to skin of a user for covering a wound, the adhesive bandage comprising (A) a continuous carrier including an inner face, an outer face, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive arranged along the inner face, and (B) an absorbent pad arranged along at least a central portion of the inner face and arranged to contact the wound of the user, wherein an electrically conductive material is arranged in or on the absorbent pad to provide an electrically conductive path extending between a first face of the absorbent pad and a second face of the absorbent pad, and an electrically conductive material is arranged in or on the continuous carrier to provide an electrically conductive path extending between (i) skin of the user covered by the continuous carrier but not covered by the absorbent pad and (ii) a portion of the continuous carrier covering the absorbent pad;
- the method comprising;
applying the adhesive bandage to at least one of skin or a fingernail of a user, thereby placing the skin or fingernail in conductive electrical communication with the electrically conductive path extending between the first face of the absorbent pad and the second face of the absorbent pad, and placing the skin or fingernail in conductive electrical communication with the electrically conductive path extending between (i) the skin of the user covered by the continuous carrier but not covered by the absorbent pad and (ii) the portion of the continuous carrier covering the absorbent pad; and depressing a portion of the adhesive bandage against a surface of a capacitive touchscreen of an electronic device to control or operate at least one function of the electronic device.
- the method comprising;
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