Adhesive patch systems and methods
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1. A medical device comprising:
- a medical monitoring or treatment device configured to provide a monitoring or treatment operation on a patient;
a base adapted to be secured to the patient during the monitoring or treatment operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device, the base having an area and a plurality of regions separate from each other, the area and the plurality of regions for contacting the patient upon the base being secured to the patient; and
an adhesive material provided on at least the area of the base and the plurality of regions of the base for securing the base to the patient, the adhesive material having a greater adhesion strength on the plurality of regions of the base than on the area of the base;
the plurality of regions of the base including a first region and a second region;
wherein the first region and the second region each have an outer perimeter bordered entirely by and in contact with the area of the base and/or an edge of the base.
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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 or treatment device configured to provide a monitoring or treatment operation on a patient; a base adapted to be secured to the patient during the monitoring or treatment operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device, the base having an area and a plurality of regions separate from each other, the area and the plurality of regions for contacting the patient upon the base being secured to the patient; and an adhesive material provided on at least the area of the base and the plurality of regions of the base for securing the base to the patient, the adhesive material having a greater adhesion strength on the plurality of regions of the base than on the area of the base; the plurality of regions of the base including a first region and a second region; wherein the first region and the second region each have an outer perimeter bordered entirely by and in contact with the area of the base and/or an edge of the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for securing a medical device, the method comprising:
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supporting a medical monitoring or treatment device configured to provide a monitoring or treatment operation on a patient in a housing having a base, the base having an area for contacting the patient during the monitoring or treatment operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device; defining a plurality of regions of the base for contacting the patient during operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device, the plurality of regions being separate from each other; and providing an adhesive material on at least the area of the base and the plurality of regions of the base of the housing to allow the base to be secured to the patient during the monitoring or treatment operation of the medical monitoring or treatment device, the adhesive material having a greater adhesion strength on the plurality of regions of the base than on the area of the base, the plurality of regions of the base including a first region and a second region, the first region and the second region each having an outer perimeter bordered entirely by and in contact with the area of the base and/or an edge of the base.
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