Patent · US Active

Touch mapping

US10736769B2 · kind B2 · utility

23Cited by

27References

21Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Coloplast A/S · DK

Inventors

Anders Grove Sund · Copenhagen, DK
Lasse Hylleberg Mølleskov · Copenhagen, DK
Esben Strøbech · Hørsholm, DK

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 15, 2014
Grant date	Aug 11, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 14, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2005/4455
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of monitoring the pressure applied to an ostomy appliance during application to the skin, the ostomy appliance comprising an adhesive wafer comprising a backing layer facing away from the skin and an adhesive layer for attachment to the skin, the method comprising the steps of: providing sensing means capable of recording application of pressure to the wafer, applying the adhesive wafer to the skin surrounding the stoma by applying pressure to the sensing means and wafer and retrieving the recorded data from the sensing means.

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