Application of topical skin adhesive to surgical mesh
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorsDuan Li Ou, Julian Quintero
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Abstract
A system includes a surgical mesh having an upper side and a lower side, where the upper side includes a visual indicia pattern that extends longitudinally along the upper side, and the lower side is configured to adhere to a section of skin of a patient that surrounds a wound. The system further includes a topical skin adhesive configured to be applied to the upper side of the surgical mesh based on the visual indicia pattern. The topical skin adhesive is configured to cure within the surgical mesh to thereby form a protective layer over the wound.
Claims17
A system, comprising:
- (i) a surgical mesh including an upper side and a lower side, the upper side including a single visual indicia that extends longitudinally along the upper side, the lower side being configured to adhere to a section of skin of a patient that surrounds a wound, the surgical mesh defining a length and a width perpendicular to the length, a portion of the single visual indicia extending across a majority of the width, and another portion of the single visual indicia extending across a majority of the length;
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- (ii) a topical skin adhesive configured to be applied to the upper side of the surgical mesh based on the single visual indicia, the topical skin adhesive being configured to cure on the patient and within the surgical mesh to thereby form a protective layer over the wound, wherein the topical skin adhesive includes a liquid configured to spread across the upper side of the surgical mesh.
A system, comprising:
- (i) a surgical mesh including an upper side and a lower side, the upper side including a single visual indicia that extends longitudinally along the upper side, the upper side defining a length and a width perpendicular to the length, the single visual indicia including a “T” shape having a first line and a second line perpendicular to the first line, the first line extending across a majority of the width, the second line extending across a majority of the length, the lower side including a pressure sensitive adhesive configured to adhere to a section of skin of a patient that surrounds a wound;
- (ii) a topical skin adhesive configured to be applied to the upper side of the surgical mesh based on the single visual indicia, the topical skin adhesive being configured to cure within the surgical mesh to thereby form a liquid-resistant layer over the wound;
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- (iii) a spreader configured to spread the applied topical skin adhesive across the upper side prior to curing.
A system, comprising:
- (i) a surgical mesh including an upper side and a lower side, the upper side including a single visual indicia that extends longitudinally along the upper side, wherein the single visual indicia includes a “T” shape including a first line and a second line perpendicular to and in contact with the first line, wherein at least one of the first line or the second line extends across a majority of a length of the upper side, the lower side being configured to adhere to a section of skin of a patient that surrounds a wound;
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- (ii) a covering configured to engage the upper side of the surgical mesh based on the single visual indicia, the covering being configured to form a protective layer over the wound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.