Skin care for extremely low birthweight infants
AssigneeChildren's Hospital Medical Center
InventorKatherine Elizabeth McKeown
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Abstract
A securement device for an infant including a lower layer having a silicone adhesive and a center opening configured to receive an umbilical cord of the infant. An upwardly extending first securement tab and an upwardly extending second securement tab are positioned on opposing sides of the center opening. The first securement tab and the second securement tab define a bridge capturing an umbilical line. The lower layer includes a first antimicrobial, and the first securement tab includes a second antimicrobial.
Claims30
A skin care device for an infant comprising:
- a base including an upper surface, a lower surface and a center opening configured to receive an umbilical cord of the infant, the lower surface having a silicone adhesive;
- wherein the silicone adhesive is secured to an outer epidermis layer of the infant, the outer epidermis layer coupled to an inner dermis layer of the infant, the adhesive tension between the silicone adhesive and the outer epidermis layer being less than the adhesive tension between the outer epidermis layer and the inner dermis layer;
- a liner removably coupled to the silicone adhesive;
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- a upper layer coupled to the upper surface of the lower layer.
A skin care device for an infant comprising:
- a lower layer including an upper surface, a lower surface, a center opening configured to receive an umbilical cord of the infant, and a positioning slot extending outwardly from the center opening, the lower surface having an adhesive;
- an upwardly extending first securement tab and an upwardly extending second securement tab positioned on opposing sides of the center opening;
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- wherein the lower layer includes a first antimicrobial, and at least one of the first securement tab and the second securement tab includes a second antimicrobial.
A skin care device for an infant comprising:
- a lower layer including an upper surface, a lower surface and a center opening configured to receive an umbilical cord of the infant, the lower surface having an adhesive;
- wherein a positioning slot extends within the lower layer outwardly from the center opening;
- wherein the lower layer includes a sensor opening receiving a temperature probe;
- a liner removably coupled to the adhesive of the lower surface;
- an upwardly extending first securement tab and an upwardly extending second securement tab positioned on opposing sides of the center opening;
- wherein at least one of the first securement tab and the second securement tab includes an adhesive facing the other of the second securement tab and the first securement tab, wherein the first securement tab is coupled to the second securement tab to define a first bridge extending over the center opening and capturing a first umbilical line between the first securement tab and the second securement tab;
- wherein the lower layer is semi-transparent for phototherapy transmissions of at least 490 nm;
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- wherein the lower layer provides a water vapor transmission rate of at least 2000 g/m2 per 24 hours.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.