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Attachment assembly for use on the human skin

US4890608A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 4, 1986
Grant dateJan 2, 1990
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Expiry dateJun 4, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2013/00978
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An attachment assembly is disclosed for attaching an article such as a wound cover or a prosthesis to human skin. The article attached may be, for example, a cover or dressing over a wound or a fistula or other lesion, it may be an eye patch or a breast prosthesis for use after masectomy or it may be a pouch to cover the genital region. The attachment assembly comprises a body-attachable pad of skin-compatible adhesive material and a series of double-sided adhesive layers thereon, which layers are constructed and arranged to be manually peeled off one-by-one when desired in order to expose a fresh adhesive surface to which the article is then attached.

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