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US 2013/0300100 A1Published application
Medical Tape with Warning Indicators
OwnerGrace Padilla-Kastenberginventor
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Abstract
Adhesive medical tape with warning indicators. The warning indicators can indicate the presence of a dangerous condition in a medical setting, such as the presence of sharp needles or that a patient is infected with a bloodborne pathogen. Viewers who see the warning indicators can alter their behavior to avoid the dangerous condition when treating patients.
Claims13
A piece of medical tape, comprising:
- a strip having an upper face and a lower face;
- and
- an adhesive surface coupled with said lower face;
- wherein said upper face has one or more warning indicators that convey information about a condition related to a patient in a medical environment, said condition having the potential to impact a third party.
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A method of notifying a third party viewer about the presence of a condition, comprising:
- selecting medical tape comprising one or more visual warning indicators signifying a condition related to a patient in a medical environment, wherein said condition has the potential to impact a third party viewer;
- and
- using an adhesive surface coupled with said medical tape to affix said medical tape to said patient's skin in a manner that leaves said one or more visual warning indicators visible, such that when said third party viewer sees said warning indicators said third party viewer becomes aware of the presence of said condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.