Skin-mountable device and mounting method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11337675-B2
Application number	US-201816633226-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2018
Priority date	Jul 26, 2017
Publication date	May 24, 2022
Grant date	May 24, 2022

Abstract

A skin-mountable device (10) is disclosed comprising a surface (11) carrying an adhesive layer (20) for adhering the device to a skin region (1) and a removable non-adhesive cover layer (30) shaped as a loop having a first loop portion (31) covering the entire adhesive layer and a second loop portion (35) returning over the first loop portion, the second loop portion containing a pull tab (37) for pulling the cover layer from the adhesive layer when the skin-mountable device is positioned on said skin region. Also disclosed is a method of affixing such a skin-mountable device (10) to a skin region (1).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A skin-mountable device comprising:
a surface comprising:
an adhesive layer for adhering the device to a skin region; and
a removable non-adhesive cover layer shaped as a loop having a first loop portion covering the entire adhesive layer and a second loop portion connected to the first loop portion by a loop return and returning over the first loop portion, the second loop portion containing a pull tab opposing said loop return and extending beyond said surface,
wherein the cover layer comprises a cleaning portion arranged to clean the skin region when the cover layer is pulled from the adhesive layer, and
wherein the cleaning portion comprises at least one of: an abrasive and an absorbent.

2. The skin-mountable device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one adhesive region in between the first loop portion and the second loop portion.

3. The skin-mountable device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one adhesive region comprises a plurality of adhesive dots.

4. The skin-mountable device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one adhesive region is made of a low-tack adhesive such that the at least one adhesive region breaks when the cover layer is pulled from the adhesive layer.

5. The skin mountable device of claim 1 , wherein the cleaning portion comprises at least one of the second loop portion and a third loop portion between the first loop portion and the second loop portion.

6. The skin-mountable device of claim 5 , further comprising at least one secondary adhesive region adhering the third loop portion to the skin-mountable device.

7. The skin-mountable device of claim 5 , further comprising a channel housing the third loop portion.

8. The skin-mountable device of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesive tape.

9. The skin-mountable device of claim 1 , wherein the skin-mountable device is a wearable medical device.

10. The skin-mountable device of claim 1 , wherein the skin-mountable device is a holder for an ultrasound probe.

11. A method of affixing a skin-mountable device to a skin region, the method comprising:
positioning the skin-mountable device on the skin region, wherein the skin mountable device comprises a surface comprising: an adhesive layer for adhering the device to a skin region; and a removable non-adhesive cover layer shaped as a loop having a first loop portion covering the entire adhesive layer and a second loop portion connected to the first loop portion by a loop return and returning over the first loop portion, the second loop portion containing a pull tab opposing said loop return and extending beyond said surface, wherein the cover layer comprises a cleaning portion arranged to clean the skin region when the cover layer is pulled from the adhesive layer, wherein the cleaning portion comprises at least one of: an abrasive and an absorbent;
pulling the pull tab of the cover layer to remove the cover layer from in between the adhesive layer and the skin region; and
pressing the skin-mountable device onto the skin region to adhere the skin-mountable device to the skin region with the adhesive layer.

12. A skin-mountable device comprising:
a surface comprising:
an adhesive layer for adhering the device to a skin region; and
a removable non-adhesive cover layer shaped as a loop having a first loop portion covering the entire adhesive layer and a second loop portion connected to the first loop portion by a loop return and returning over the first loop portion, the second loop portion containing a pull tab opposing said loop return and extending beyond said surface,
wherein the cover layer comprises a cleaning portion arranged to clean the skin region when the cover layer is pulled from the adhesive layer, and
wherein the cleaning portion comprises a third loop portion between the first loop portion and the second loop portion.

13. The skin-mountable device of claim 12 , further comprising at least one adhesive region in between the first loop portion and the second loop portion.

14. The skin-mountable device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one adhesive region comprises a plurality of adhesive dots.

15. The skin-mountable device of claim 13 , wherein the at least one adhesive region is made of a low-tack adhesive such that the at least one adhesive region breaks when the cover layer is pulled from the adhesive layer.

16. The skin-mountable device of claim 12 , further comprising at least one secondary adhesive region adhering the third loop portion to the skin-mountable device.

17. The skin-mountable device of claim 12 , further comprising a channel housing the third loop portion.

18. The skin-mountable device of claim 12 , wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesive tape.

19. The skin-mountable: device of claim 12 , wherein the skin-mountable device is a wearable medical device.

20. The skin-mountable device of claim 12 , wherein the skin-mountable device is a holder for an ultrasound probe.

Assignees

• Koninklijke Philips Nv

Inventors

• Te Velde Mart Kornelis-Jan
• Geelen Paul Jean

Classifications

• A61B5/0205

  Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition · CPC title

• A61B8/4236 Primary

  characterised by adhesive patches · CPC title

• A61B8/4281

  characterised by sound-transmitting media or devices for coupling the transducer to the tissue · CPC title

• A61F13/024

  the application or handling support layer being removable · CPC title

• A61B8/4227

  characterised by straps, belts, cuffs or braces · CPC title