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US 11,806,503 B2Granted
Removable wearable device and related attachment methods
AssigneeMedtronic MiniMed, Inc.
InventorsEllis Garai, Ravi R. Deverkadra, Jacob E. Pananen
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Abstract
Removable devices wearable on a user's skin and methods for using such devices are provided. An exemplary removable device includes a skin adhesive configured to adhere to the skin, a durable component, and an interface component interconnecting the durable component and the skin adhesive. The device separates at the interface component to remove the durable component from the skin adhesive upon application of a removal force to the device.
Claims26
A removable device wearable on a user's skin, the device comprising:
- a skin adhesive configured to adhere to the skin with a first adhesive force;
- a durable component;
- and
- an interface component interconnecting the durable component and the skin adhesive, the interface component having a first side provided with an interface adhesive and a second side either adhered to an intermediate adhesive or provided with further interface adhesive, wherein the interface adhesive or the intermediate adhesive adheres the interface component to the skin adhesive or to the durable component with a second adhesive force, wherein the first force is greater than the second force such that the device separates at the interface component to remove the durable component from the skin adhesive upon application of a removal force to the device;
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- wherein the durable component includes an insertable member for insertion into the skin, and wherein each of the skin adhesive and the interface component includes a void through which the insertable member extends.
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A removable device wearable on a user's skin, the device comprising:
- a skin adhesive configured to adhere to the skin;
- a durable component having a bottom side;
- and
- an interface component interconnecting the durable component and the skin adhesive, the interface component having a first side provided with an interface adhesive and a second side either adhered to an intermediate adhesive or provided with further interface adhesive, wherein:
- the interface component extends from under the bottom side of the durable component to an end,
- a distal portion of the interface component is folded onto a proximal portion of the interface component and is removably attached thereto,
- the device separates at the interface component to remove the durable component from the skin adhesive upon application of a removal force to the device, the durable component includes an insertable member for insertion into the skin, and
- each of the skin adhesive and the interface component includes a void through which the insertable member extends.
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A removable device wearable on a user's skin, the device comprising:
- a skin adhesive configured to adhere to the skin;
- a durable component;
- an interface component interconnecting the durable component and the skin adhesive, wherein the device separates at the interface component to remove the durable component from the skin adhesive upon application of a removal force to the device;
- an intermediate adhesive;
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- a backing layer, wherein:
- the skin adhesive directly contacts the backing layer;
- the intermediate adhesive directly interconnects the backing layer and the interface component;
- the durable component has a top side and a bottom side;
- the interface component comprises a substrate and an interface adhesive adhered to a side of the substrate;
- the substrate extends from a main portion under the bottom side of the durable component to an end that is removably attached to the top side of the durable component;
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- wherein the skin adhesive, the backing layer, the intermediate adhesive, the main portion of the substrate, the end of the substrate, and the interface adhesive are each formed with a central void.
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A removable device wearable on a user's skin, the device comprising:
- a skin adhesive configured to adhere to the skin;
- a durable component;
- and
- an interface component interconnecting the durable component and the skin adhesive, the interface component having a first side provided with an interface adhesive and a second side either adhered to an intermediate adhesive or provided with further interface adhesive, wherein the device separates at the interface component to remove the durable component from the skin adhesive upon application of a removal force to the device;
- wherein the durable component includes an insertable member for insertion into the skin when the durable component is interconnected with the skin adhesive and the skin adhesive is adhered to the skin;
- wherein the insertable member is removed from the skin when the durable component is removed from the skin adhesive;
- wherein the skin adhesive has a periphery, a first region with a first adhesive strength, and a second region with a second adhesive strength less than the first adhesive strength;
- wherein the periphery of the skin adhesive defines a skin adhesive area;
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- wherein the durable component has a periphery defining a durable component area and underlying footprint, and wherein the second region of the skin adhesive is completely outside of the footprint of the durable component.
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A method for using a removable medical device, the method comprising:
- adhering the device to a user's skin, the device comprising:
- a skin adhesive in direct contact with the user's skin;
- a durable component having an insertable member for insertion into the skin;
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- an interface component interconnecting the durable component and the skin adhesive, the interface component having a first side provided with an interface adhesive and a second side either adhered to an intermediate adhesive or provided with further interface adhesive;
- separating the device at the interface component and removing the durable component from the skin adhesive;
- treating the skin adhesive;
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- removing the skin adhesive from the user's skin.
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A method for using a removable medical device, the method comprising:
- adhering the device to a user's skin, the device comprising:
- a skin adhesive in direct contact with the user's skin;
- a durable component;
- and
- an interface component interconnecting the durable component and the skin adhesive;
- separating the device at the interface component and removing the durable component from the skin adhesive;
- treating the skin adhesive;
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- removing the skin adhesive from the user's skin;
- wherein:
- the durable component has a top side and a bottom side;
- the interface component comprises a substrate;
- the substrate extends from under the bottom side of the durable component to an end that is removably attached to the top side of the durable component;
- the skin adhesive and the interface component are each formed with a central void;
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- the method further comprises inserting a sensor through the central void of the skin adhesive and the interface component and into the user's skin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.