Tattoo cover and related method
AssigneeBeekley Corporation
InventorMark Broyles
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Abstract
There is provided an adhesive composite cover and method of use in which the cover is well suited to effectively cover a temporary tattoo utilized in radiation therapy treatments. The cover includes a transparent, flexible layer with a rigid layer releasably adhered thereto. The first, flexible layer has a lower adhesive surface, an upper low-adhesion surface and a predefined peripheral edge. The second, rigid layer has a lower surface releasably adhered to the upper low-adhesion surface of the first layer, an opposing upper exposed surface, and a peripheral edge cooperative with the predefined peripheral edge of the first layer to preserve the integrity of the first layer during handling and application. The second layer is removed from the first layer only after the first layer is adhered to a patient's skin.
Claims36
A method for preserving a temporary tattoo or other marking on a patient's skin for radiation treatment or imaging, comprising:
- releasably attaching at least one cover to a portion of a patient's skin having thereon a temporary tattoo or other temporary marking indicating a radiation treatment or imaging area, thereby covering the marking while allowing the underlying marking to be visible therethrough, the at least one cover comprising at least one adhesive cover releasably mounted on a releasable surface of a carrier, the cover including a flexible first layer including an adhesive surface for adhering the first layer to a position on the patient's skin overlying the marking, and the adhesive cover is substantially transparent to allow the underlying marking to be visible therethrough;
- wherein the attaching step comprises:
- placing the adhesive surface of the first layer onto the patient's skin and in a position overlying and covering the marking while permitting the marking to be visible through the substantially transparent cover;
- and
- in turn, adhesively attaching the first layer to the skin without substantially wrinkling the first layer, thereby preserving the marking.
A method as defined 1, further comprising replacing the cover with another of said cover during a course of radiation treatment or imaging.
A method comprising:
- positioning a patient with respect to a simulation machine suitable to establish one or more radiation treatment fields;
- setting at least one treatment field via the simulation machine;
- utilizing at least one temporary tattoo or other temporary marking made on the patient's skin to position the patient for treatment;
- and
- releasably attaching at least one cover to a portion of the patient's skin having the marking thereon, thereby covering the marking while allowing the underlying marking to be visible therethrough, the at least one cover comprising at least one adhesive cover releasably mounted on a releasable surface of a carrier, the cover including a flexible first layer including an adhesive surface for adhering the first layer to a position on the patient's skin overlying the marking, and the adhesive cover is substantially transparent to allow the underlying marking to be visible therethrough;
- wherein the attaching step comprises:
- placing the adhesive surface of the first layer of the at least one cover onto the patient's skin and in a position overlying the marking;
- and
- in turn, adhesively attaching the first layer in a position overlying the respective marking without substantially wrinkling the first layer.
A method for preserving a temporary tattoo or other marking on a patient's skin for a period of time the marking is needed to be preserved for performing radiation treatment or imaging on the patient utilizing the marking, comprising:
- releasably attaching at least one cover to a portion of a patient's skin having thereon a temporary tattoo or other temporary marking indicating an area of radiation treatment or imaging to be performed on the patient subsequent thereto, thereby covering the marking while allowing the underlying marking to be visible therethrough, the at least one cover comprising at least one adhesive cover releasably mounted on a releasable surface of a carrier, the cover including a flexible layer including an adhesive surface for adhering the flexible layer to a position on the patient's skin overlying the marking, and the adhesive cover is substantially transparent to allow the underlying marking to be visible therethrough;
- wherein the attaching step comprises:
- placing the adhesive surface of the flexible layer onto the patient's skin and in a position overlying and covering the marking while permitting the marking to be visible through the substantially transparent cover;
- and
- in turn, adhesively attaching the flexible layer to the skin without substantially wrinkling the flexible layer,
- thereby preserving the marking for a period of time the marking is needed to be preserved for performing the radiation treatment or imaging utilizing the marking.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.