Wound closure adhesive remover
AssigneeTyco Healthcare Group LP
InventorsDanyel J. Tarinelli, Ahmad R. Hadba, Nadya Belcheva
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Abstract
A kit for storing and applying an adhesive removing device comprising an enclosure which includes a base portion and a removable top layer releasably secured to the base portion; an adhesive removing device including at least one wiping mechanism which includes at least one absorbent portion; and a biocompatible composition including a solvent and a moisturizing agent embedded in the absorbent portion of the wiping mechanism. A method for storing and applying an adhesive removing device comprises a series of steps for using the adhesive removing device to remove an adhesive from a surface.
Claims22
A kit for storing and applying an adhesive removing device, comprising:
- an enclosure including a base portion and a removable top layer releasably secured thereto;
- an adhesive removing device including:
- at least one wiping mechanism within said enclosure wherein the wiping mechanism includes at least one absorbent portion on a distal end and proximal end of an elongated shaft;
- a biocompatible composition including a solvent and a moisturizing agent embedded in said at least one absorbent portion of said wiping mechanism wherein the adhesive removing device is removably disposed in the enclosure;
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- at least one removable layer configured and dimensioned to wrap around said at least one absorbent portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.