Method of fastening external prostheses
OwnerStephane Auguste, Anne Valentininventors
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Abstract
It is characterized in that at least one cohesive and elastic pressure-sensitive adhesive patch which can be repositioned on the skin is used, and said patch can be detached from the prosthesis by pulling parallel to the surface of the prosthesis. Application particularly to the fastening of breast prosthesis.
Claims7
Method of fastening an external prosthesis or a medical device to the skin by means of a pressure-sensitive adhesive of the type in which at least one cohesive and elastic pressure-sensitive adhesive patch which can be repositioned on the skin is used, and characterized in that the said patch can be detached from the prosthesis by pulling parallel to the surface of the prosthesis.
Self-adhesive flexible external prosthesis, characterized in that the adhesive consists of at least one patch of highly cohesive hot-melt adhesive which can be repositioned on the skin and can be detached from the prosthesis by pulling the said sheet parallel to the adhesive-coated surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.