Patient medical access opening protection device
AssigneeMKZ Holdings, LLC
InventorsBruce Sheridan, Susanne Sheridan
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Abstract
A medical access opening protection device including an annular adhesive band carried on an outer perimeter region of a moisture-impervious film, a release liner carried by the adhesive band, and an annular barrier band of barrier material disposed concentrically within the adhesive band. The moisture impervious film may have sufficiently high maximum elongation value and ultimate tensile strength to accommodate medical equipment without breaking and without causing the adhesive band to break contact with a user's skin. Alternatively, or in addition, the film may comprise an annular flange and blister surrounded by the annular flange, and the annular adhesive band is disposed on the annular flange.
Claims15
A medical access opening protection device for protecting a patient's medical access opening or surgical site and associated medical equipment from moisture in a wet environment, the device comprising:
- a moisture-impervious film;
- an annular adhesive band carried by the film and disposed on an outer perimeter region of the film;
- a release liner carried by the adhesive band;
- an annular barrier band of barrier material disposed concentrically within the adhesive band;
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- the moisture impervious film having sufficiently high maximum elongation value and ultimate tensile strength to accommodate medical equipment without breaking and without causing the adhesive band to break contact with a user's skin.
A medical access opening protection device for shielding a patient's medical access opening or surgical site and associated medical equipment from moisture in a wet environment, the device comprising:
- a moisture-impervious film comprising an annular flange and blister surrounded by the annular flange;
- an annular adhesive band carried by the film and disposed on the annular flange of the film;
- a release liner carried by the adhesive band;
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- an annular barrier band of barrier material disposed concentrically within the adhesive band.
A method for shielding a patient's medical access opening or surgical site and associated medical equipment from moisture, the method including the steps of:
- providing a cover comprising a moisture impervious film, an annular adhesive band of material carried by the film and disposed on an outer perimeter region of the film, a release liner carried by the adhesive band, and a barrier band of barrier material placed concentrically within the adhesive band;
- placing the cover over the access opening such that the release liner is seated against a user's skin;
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- peeling the release liner back to expose and adhere the adhesive band to the user's skin by keeping the cover pressed against the user's skin as the release liner is being removed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.