Umbilical cord stump protector
AssigneeAso LLC
InventorsEdmund A. Sinda, Brooke A. Hagerty, Mira Dosen
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Abstract
An infant umbilical cord stump protector includes a pad positionable proximal to the umbilical cord stump and a cover including fluid impermeable material over the pad. The fluid impermeable material has (i) an adhesive region that is adhereable to the infant about the umbilical cord stump, (ii) a deformable region, and (iii) a periphery about the deformable region. The deformable region has greater flexibility than the periphery in such a way that the cover can form a dome-like shape about the umbilical cord stump. The umbilical cord stump protector is used to protect the umbilical cord stump while it dries.
Claims51
An apparatus comprising an infant umbilical cord stump protector including:
- a pad positionable proximal to an umbilical cord stump;
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- a cover including fluid impermeable material over the pad, the fluid impermeable material having (i) an adhesive region that is adhereable to an infant about the umbilical cord stump, (ii) a deformable region defining a cut through the fluid impermeable material of the cover, and (iii) a periphery about the deformable region, the deformable region having greater flexibility than the periphery in such a way that the cover is configured to form a dome-like shape about the umbilical cord stump.
An apparatus comprising an infant umbilical cord stump protector including:
- a pad configured to be adhered to skin of an infant proximal to an umbilical cord stump;
- a cover including fluid impermeable material, the fluid impermeable material having (i) an adhesive configured to be adhered to the skin and pad, (ii) a deformable region defining a cut through the fluid impermeable material of the cover, and (iii) a periphery about the deformable region, the deformable region having greater flexibility than the periphery in such a way that the cover is configured to form a dome-like shape about the umbilical cord stump and pad;
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- a seal including fluid impermeable material adhered to the cover over the deformable region.
A method comprising protecting an infant umbilical cord stump by:
- positioning a pad proximal to an umbilical cord stump;
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- forming a dome-like shape in a cover including fluid impermeable material over the pad, the fluid impermeable material having (i) an adhesive region, (ii) a deformable region defining a cut through the fluid impermeable material of the cover, and (iii) a periphery about the deformable region, the deformable region having greater flexibility than the periphery;
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- adhering the adhesive region to an infant's skin about the umbilical cord stump.
An apparatus comprising an infant umbilical cord stump protector including:
- a pad positionable proximal to an umbilical cord stump;
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- a cover including fluid impermeable material over the pad, the fluid impermeable material having (i) an adhesive region that is adhereable to an infant about the umbilical cord stump and (ii) a central region defining an opening in the fluid impermeable material;
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- a seal including fluid impermeable material adhered to the cover and covering the opening.
A method comprising protecting an infant umbilical cord stump by:
- positioning a pad proximal to an umbilical cord stump;
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- forming a dome-like shape in a cover including fluid impermeable material over the pad, the fluid impermeable material having (i) an adhesive region, (ii) a deformable region, and (iii) a periphery about the deformable region, the deformable region having greater flexibility than the periphery;
- adhering the adhesive region to an infant's skin about the umbilical cord stump;
- wherein forming the dome-like shape includes deforming the cover from flat to concave;
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- further comprising covering the umbilical cord stump with the cover concave until the umbilical cord stump dries.
An apparatus comprising an infant umbilical cord stump protector including:
- a pad positionable proximal to an umbilical cord stump;
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- a cover including fluid impermeable material over the pad, the fluid impermeable material having (i) an adhesive region that is adhereable to an infant about the umbilical cord stump, (ii) a deformable region, and (iii) a periphery about the deformable region, the deformable region having greater flexibility than the periphery in such a way that the cover is configured to form a dome-like shape about the umbilical cord stump;
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- a seal including fluid impermeable material adhered to the cover over the deformable region, the seal being removable from the deformable region by pulling a tab on the seal.
An apparatus comprising an infant umbilical cord stump protector including:
- a pad positionable proximal to an umbilical cord stump;
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- a cover including fluid impermeable material over the pad, the fluid impermeable material having (i) an adhesive region that is adhereable to an infant about the umbilical cord stump, (ii) a deformable region, and (iii) a periphery about the deformable region, the deformable region having greater flexibility than the periphery in such a way that the cover is configured to form a dome-like shape about the umbilical cord stump;
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- a seal including fluid impermeable material adhered to the cover over the deformable region, the seal being removable from the deformable region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.