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Biomedical apparatus having fatty acid dimer derived skin compatible adhesive composition thereon

US5176956A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 1, 1991
Grant dateJan 5, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 1, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2933
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An improved biomedical appliance having disposed on a skin-contacting, operant portion thereof, a film or layer of a skin compatible, tacky, pressure sensitive polymeric adhesive, the reaction product consisting of at least one fatty acid dimer based or derived component and a suitable co-reactant. Electrodes, surgical tapes, TENS devices and iontophoresis devices employing the adhesive are disclosed.

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