Puncture site patch

A sterile puncture site patch for adhering to skin, consisting essentially of:

• an essentially transparent, self-sealing, non-coring, elastomeric membrane having an exterior face and an interior face;
• a spacer having an outer face and an inner face bonded at said outer face to said interior face of said membrane;
• an adhesive film for adhering to skin, said adhesive film coating said inner face of said spacer;
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• an aperture through said spacer, said aperture positioned in relation to said spacer and said membrane so that when said sterile puncture site patch is adhered to said skin a cavity is formed between said skin and said membrane and bounded by said spacer.

A continuous production process method for manufacturing a puncture site patch, comprising:

• a) punching apertures at predetermined positions through a sheet of a spacer material comprising an absorptive material resistant to wicking having an inner face adhesive surface and an outer face adhesive surface, said outer face adhesive surface covered with a release liner;
• b) removing said protective paper from said outer face adhesive surface of said spacer material with a take up roll;
• c) securing a sheet of an elastomeric, self-sealing membrane material through which an injection needle can penetrate to said outer face adhesive surface;
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• d) die cutting said spacer material, said release liner and said secured membrane in a preferred configuration to produce a puncture site patch.

A puncture site patch for adhering to skin, comprising:

• a spacer defining an aperture and having an outer face and an inner face, the outer face adapted for being secured to a membrane and the inner face adapted for adhering to skin;
• a pull tab extending from a periphery of said spacer;
• the membrane comprising an elastomeric, self-sealing membrane, and the membrane having an exterior face and an interior face, the membrane interior face adapted for being secured to the outer face of the spacer;
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• whereby an injection needle can penetrate through the membrane, through the aperture and into skin.

A puncture site patch for adhering to skin, comprising:

• an elastomeric, self-sealing membrane through which an injection needle can penetrate the membrane having an exterior face and an interior face, and wherein the exterior face is completely exposed;
• a spacer having an outer face and an inner face secured at said outer face to said interior face of said membrane;
• an adhesive film for adhering to skin, said adhesive film coating said inner face of said spacer;
• and
• an aperture through said spacer.

A puncture site patch for adhering to skin, comprising:

• an elastomeric, self-sealing membrane through which an injection needle can penetrate, the membrane having an exterior face and an interior face;
• a spacer having an outer face and an inner face, the spacer defining an aperture and being attached at said outer face to said interior face of said membrane, wherein said spacer comprises a material that can be sterilized without degrading, which is selected from the group consisting of nylon, polyurethane, polyethylene, polypropylene, isoprene, cotton, linen and combinations thereof;
• an adhesive film for adhering to skin, said adhesive film coating said inner face of said spacer;
• and
• a pull tab extending from a periphery of said spacer.

A sterile puncture site patch for adhering to skin, consisting essentially of:

• an essentially transparent, self-sealing, non-coring, elastomeric membrane having an exterior face and an interior face;
• a spacer having an outer face and an inner face bonded at said outer face to said interior face of said membrane, wherein said spacer comprises an absorptive material resistant to wicking;
• an adhesive film for adhering to skin, said adhesive film coating said inner face of said spacer;
• and
• an aperture through said spacer, said aperture positioned in relation to said spacer and said membrane so that when said sterile puncture site patch is adhered to said skin a cavity is formed between said skin and said membrane and bounded by said spacer.

A puncture site patch for adhering to skin, comprising:

• an elastomeric, self-sealing membrane through which an injection needle can penetrate the membrane having an exterior face and an interior face, and wherein the exterior face is at least substantially exposed;
• a spacer having an outer face and an inner face secured at said outer face to said interior face of said membrane, wherein said spacer comprises a material that can be sterilized without degrading, which is selected from the group consisting of nylon, polyurethane, polyethylene, polypropylene, isoprene, cotton, linen and combinations thereof;
• an adhesive film for adhering to skin, said adhesive film coating said inner face of said spacer;
• an aperture through said spacer;
• and
• a pull tab extending from a periphery of said spacer.

A puncture site patch for adhering to skin, comprising:

• an elastomeric, self-sealing membrane through which an injection needle can penetrate the membrane having an exterior face and an interior face, and wherein the exterior face is at least substantially exposed;
• a spacer having an outer face and an inner face secured at said outer face to said interior face of said membrane, wherein said spacer comprises an absorptive material resistant to wicking that can be sterilized without degrading;
• an adhesive film for adhering to skin, said adhesive film coating said inner face of said spacer;
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• an aperture through said spacer.