Device features and design elements for long-term adhesion

US8538503B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• iRhythm Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Uday N. Kumar · San Francisco, US
• Peter H. Livingston · San Francisco, US
• Mark J. Day · San Francisco, US
• Shena Hae Park · San Francisco, US
• William F. Willis · Laguna Niguel, US
• William H. Righter · San Francisco, US
• Tim Bahney · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 31, 2012
• Grant date: Sep 17, 2013
• Expiry date: Jul 31, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T156/10
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An electronic device for long-term adhesion to a mammal includes a housing with an electronic component. The electronic device may include a first wing and a second wing, each being integrally formed with the housing. An electrode is positioned on a bottom surface of each of the wings, the electrodes electrically connected to the electronic component. An adhesive layer is provided for adhesion to a surface of the mammal. The adhesive layer may cover a portion of the bottom surfaces of the wings but generally does not cover the electrode or a bottom surface of the housing. A method of applying an electronic device to a mammal includes removing first and second adhesive covers from first and second wings of the electronic device to expose an electrode and an adhesive coated on a bottom surface of each wing.