Application of topical skin adhesive to surgical mesh
AssigneeCilag GmbH International
InventorsDuan Li Ou, Julian A. 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.
Claims21
-17. (canceled)
A method, comprising:
- (i) adhering a lower side of a surgical mesh to a section of skin of a patient such that the surgical mesh overlies a wound in the skin, wherein an upper side of the surgical mesh includes a visual indicia pattern that extends longitudinally along the upper side;
- (ii) applying a topical skin adhesive onto the upper side of the surgical mesh with an adhesive applicator by tracing the visual indicia pattern with a dispensing tip of the adhesive applicator;
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- (iii) spreading the applied topical skin adhesive across the upper side with a spreader, wherein the spread topical skin adhesive is configured to cure to thereby form a protective layer over the wound.
A method, comprising:
- (i) positioning a lower side of a surgical mesh onto a section of skin of a patient such that the surgical mesh overlies a wound in the skin, wherein an upper side of the surgical mesh includes a visual indicia pattern that extends longitudinally along the upper side;
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- (ii) applying a topical skin adhesive onto the upper side of the surgical mesh with an adhesive applicator by tracing the visual indicia pattern with a dispensing tip of the adhesive applicator.
A method, comprising:
- (i) presenting a surgical mesh having an adhesive layer on a lower side and a visual indicia pattern with a series of time-based indicators on an upper side;
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- (ii) applying a topical skin adhesive along the visual indicia pattern by following the time-based indicators sequentially.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.