Biomedical apparatus having fatty acid dimer derived skin compatible adhesive composition thereon
US5176956A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 1, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 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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