Device for recording and transferring a contour
AssigneeColoplast A/S
InventorsPeter Mullejeans, Betina Toelboell Nielsen
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device for recording and transferring the contours of a wound or opening in tissue of a human being comprising a transparent polymer sheet having a first and a second surface, wherein the first surface faces the wound or opening and the second surface comprises a central portion and an edge portion wherein the edge portion is provided with an adhesive layer. The device is placed over the wound or opening and the contours are traced on the central portion of the device, then the device is reversed and transferred to an appliance, and an aperture is cut from the traced contours.
Claims7
A method for recording and transferring the contours of a wound or opening in the tissue of a human being comprising the steps of:
- a) covering the wound or opening with a transparent polymer sheet having a first and a second surface, wherein the first surface faces the wound or opening and the second surface comprises a central portion and an edge portion wherein the edge portion is provided with an adhesive layer,
- b) tracing the contours of the wound or opening on the central portion of the second surface of the sheet,
- c) removing the sheet from the wound or opening,
- d) attaching the adhesive layer of the second surface of the sheet to the skin-facing surface of an adhesive wafer of an appliance for ostomy, fistula, wound or drain site treatment,
- e) cutting an aperture in the adhesive wafer for receiving the wound or opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.