Retractor/stabilizer for excessive and/or redundant tissue and method of use
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61B-001/32
A61B-017/02
A61F-005/37
B32B-003/26
B32B-007/12
A61B-017/00
출원번호
US-0765493
(2014-01-29)
등록번호
US-9427222
(2016-08-30)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2014/013563
(2014-01-29)
국제공개번호
WO2014/120746
(2014-08-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Galbierz, Thomas R.
Galbierz, Michael A.
Gapp, Gregory A.
출원인 / 주소
GSQUARED MEDICAL LLC
대리인 / 주소
Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi, LC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
1인용 특허 :
18
초록▼
A die-cuttable retractor/stabilizer comprising a top layer having an adhesive applied one side thereof and a backing layer which covers the adhesive and which is removable from the top. The retractor/stabilizer includes a dividing cut in the backing layer which extends the width of the backing layer
A die-cuttable retractor/stabilizer comprising a top layer having an adhesive applied one side thereof and a backing layer which covers the adhesive and which is removable from the top. The retractor/stabilizer includes a dividing cut in the backing layer which extends the width of the backing layer to separate the backing layer into an upper panel and a lower panel. A first lower panel back cut in the backing layer lower panel extends from the bottom edge of the backing layer to a point proximate the dividing cut to divide the lower panel in to at least a lower panel positioning portion and a lower panel second portion.
대표청구항▼
1. A multi-ply adhesive device comprising a planar sheet of two-ply material having a flexible, conformable top layer and a backing layer; the top layer having an adhesive applied substantially to an entire bottom surface thereof to adhere the top layer and backing layer together; the device compris
1. A multi-ply adhesive device comprising a planar sheet of two-ply material having a flexible, conformable top layer and a backing layer; the top layer having an adhesive applied substantially to an entire bottom surface thereof to adhere the top layer and backing layer together; the device comprising a body portion in which at least of a part of one of the top layer and backing layer is removable to define a removable panel; the device further including a tab portion associated with said removable panel; said tab portion being integral with said device and being formed of said two-ply material such that said tab portion has a top layer and a backing layer; wherein, when the removable panel is in the top layer, the top layer of the tab portion is integral with the top layer of body portion and the device includes a cut in the backing layer which separates the backing layer of the tab portion from the backing layer of the body portion such that pulling said tab away from said backing layer removes said removable top layer panel from said backing layer; andwherein, when the removable panel is in the backing layer, the backing layer of the tab portion is integral with the backing layer of body portion and the device includes a cut in the top layer which separates the top layer of the tab portion from the top layer of the body portion such that pulling said tab away from said top layer removes said removable backing layer panel from said top layer. 2. The multi-ply adhesive device of claim 1 where in the device is one of a bandage, a label, a sticker, or a decal. 3. The multi-ply adhesive device of claim 1 wherein said tab portion defines either (1) an outboard tab which extends from said body portion; said cut being formed at an inner edge of said tab portion or (2) an inboard tab in which an outer edge of the tab portion is generally flush with an outer edge of the body portion; the cut defining an inner edge and side edges of said tab portion. 4. A retractor/stabilizer for repositioning and stabilizing excessive and/or redundant tissue; the retractor/stabilizer comprising a planar sheet of at least two-ply material comprising a flexible conformable top layer and a backing layer; the top layer having an upper surface and a lower surface; the lower surface being in contact with the bottom layer in the retractor/stabilizer as supplied; said retractor/stabilizer comprising an adhesive applied substantially to the full bottom surface of the top lay; whereby, when said backing layer is removed from said top layer, said adhesive is exposed to enable the top layer to be applied and adhered by means of said adhesive to a surface; the retractor/stabilizer comprising: a body having a top edge, side edges and a bottom edge;at least one protected grasping/holding area located at an edge or corner of said retractor/stabilizer; said grasping area being configured to be graspable by a technician without the technician contacting exposed adhesive of the top layer. 5. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 4 wherein said bottom edge of said body defines a curvature that simulates the curvature of a patient's abdomen and/or other anatomy of the patient. 6. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 4 wherein said top layer is made from a flexible or semi-rigid material comprised of one or more of the following: a plastic, a natural cloth/fabric, a man-made cloth/fabric, spandex, a silicone matting, paper, plastic, foam, and film. 7. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 4 wherein said top layer is vapor-permeable and breathable or wherein said top layer is vapor-impermeable. 8. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 4 wherein the top layer has a machine direction that runs in a width-wise direction of the retractor/stabilizer or which runs in a top-to-bottom direction of the retractor/stabilizer. 9. The stabilizer/retractor of claim 4 wherein the top layer or the adhesive contains a pharmaceutical agent that is delivered to the patient's skin when the retractor/stabilizer is applied to a patient. 10. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 4 wherein said grasping area is integral with said body and is defined in part by a cut in the backing layer which divides the backing layer of the grasping area from the rest of the backing layer. 11. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 4 where the protected grasping area is defined (1) by a portion of said top layer being folded or hemmed such that the top layer adhesive is turned back on itself, face to face, to produce the adhesive-free grasping area or (2) by a separate piece which is adhered to the retractor/stabilizer body. 12. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 4 wherein said at least one grasping area includes a grasping area at each corner of the retractor stabilizer. 13. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 4 including an upper grasping area at the upper edge of said body. 14. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 13 further including a neck extending from the upper edge of said body; said retractor/stabilizer including a cut in the backing layer in the neck such that a lower portion of the neck backing layer is connected to the upper panel and such that an upper portion of the neck backing layer remains with the neck when the upper panel backing layer is removed to define said upper grasping area. 15. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 4 further including at least one tab associated with the backing layer and positioned at an edge of said body; whereby pulling on the tab in a direction away from the top layer will remove the backing layer from the top layer. 16. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 15 wherein said at least one tab is an inboard tab having an outer edge that is generally flush with the edge of the body at which the tab is located; or wherein said at least one tab is an outboard tab which extends from an edge of said body. 17. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 15 wherein said tab is integral with said body and is defined in part by a cut in the top layer such that the backing layer portion of the tab remains connected to the backing layer of the panel with which the tab is associated, yet the top layer of the tab is separated from the top layer of the body with which the tab is associated. 18. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 15 wherein said retractor/stabilizer further comprises a back cut in the backing layer extending from one side to the other, to separate the backing layer into an upper panel and a lower panel; said at least one tab comprising at least one upper panel tab associated with the backing layer upper panel and at least one lower panel tab associated with the backing layer lower panel. 19. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 18 wherein the side-to-side back cut defines a curvature that simulates the curvature of a patient's abdomen and/or other anatomy of the patient. 20. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 18 wherein said retractor/stabilizer further comprises: a first lower panel back cut in the backing layer lower panel extending from the bottom edge to a point proximate the side-to-side back cut; said first lower panel back cut dividing the lower panel in to at least a lower panel positioning portion and a lower panel second portion;a positioning portion tab associated with the lower panel positioning portion, said body including a cut in the top layer such that pulling on the positioning portion tab in a direction away from the top layer will remove the backing layer lower panel positioning portion from the top layer; anda lower panel second portion tab associated with the lower panel second portion; said body including a cut in the top layer such that pulling on the lower panel second portion tab in a direction away from the top layer will remove the backing layer lower panel second portion from the top layer. 21. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 18 wherein the backing layer lower panel positioning portion defines a central portion of the backing lower panel; said backing layer lower panel second portion defining a first side portion of said lower panel on a first side of said central portion; said backing layer lower panel including third lower panel portion on a side of said positioning portion opposite of said lower panel second portion; said retractor/stabilizer including a third portion tab associated with said backing layer lower panel third portion; said body including a cut in the top layer such that pulling on the lower panel third portion tab in a direction away from the top layer will remove the backing layer lower panel third portion from the top layer. 22. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 18 wherein said tabs for said backing layer lower panel portions extend from the bottom edge of said body. 23. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 18 wherein said at least one upper panel tab is located at one or both of said side edge and upper edge of said body. 24. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 18 wherein said at least one upper panel tab includes a first upper panel tab located at said side edge and a second upper panel tab positioned at said upper edge of said body. 25. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 18 wherein said backing layer upper panel includes a first lower portion and at least one upper portion; each of said upper panel portions having associated tabs to facilitate removal of the respective backing panel upper portion from said top layer; said body including a cut in the top layer such that pulling on the upper panel portion tabs in a direction away from the top layer will remove the respective upper panel portion from the top layer. 26. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 25 wherein said backing layer upper panel includes two upper portions; each of said upper portions having associated tabs to facilitate removal of the respective backing panel upper portion from said top layer. 27. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 4 comprising a removable panel in said top layer; said removable panel being defined at least in part by a tear line in said top layer. 28. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 27 wherein said tear line is a cut line which is spaced from all edges of said top layer and defines all edges of said removable panel; whereby said removable panel is separated from the remainder of the top layer when the backing layer is removed from the top layer; or wherein said tear line, which defines at least in part said removable panel, is defined by a perforated face cut. 29. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 27 wherein said removable panel is located at an edge of said top layer; said retractor/stabilizer including at least one tab associated with said removable panel of said top layer; said tab being defined at least in part by a cut in the backing layer such that the backing layer of the removable panel tab remains with the top layer of the removable panel tab and pulling on the removable panel tab in a direction away from a surface to which the retractor/stabilizer top layer is applied will separate the removable panel of the top layer from the remainder of the top layer. 30. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 29 wherein said removable panel tab is located at an edge of said top layer. 31. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 29 wherein said removable panel tab is spaced from an edge of said top layer; said tear line extending from an edge of said top layer to said removable panel tab. 32. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 27 wherein said removable panel is spaced from said edges of said top layer; said retractor/stabilizer comprising a removable panel tab associated with said removable panel; said removable panel tab being defined at least in part by a cut in the backing layer such that the backing layer of the removable panel tab remains with the top layer of the removable panel tab and pulling on the removable panel tab in a direction away from the surface to which the top layer is applied will separate the removable panel of the top layer from the remainder of the top layer. 33. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 32 wherein said removable panel is hingedly connected to said top layer, such that the removable panel defines an openable and closeable window; said tear line extending from opposite sides of said removable panel tab. 34. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 32 wherein said tear line is a continuous tear line having two ends, each of which are at said removable panel tab. 35. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 27 wherein said top layer has a machine direction; wherein said tear line is, at least in part, curved; and wherein spacing between perforations of said tear line and the size of the perforations of the tear line vary based on the angle of the perforated line relative to the machine direction. 36. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 35 wherein when said tear line is generally parallel to said machine direction, said perforations are defined by micro-cuts or dots; and wherein said perforations of said tear line increase in length and the distance between perforations decreases as the angle defined by the tear line and the machine direction increases. 37. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 4 further comprising a tear strip defined by a pair of spaced apart tears lines in top layer; said tear lines each being defined by perforated face cuts; said tear strip extending from a first edge of said top layer to an opposite edge of said top layer; whereby removal of said tear strip will separate said top layer into two pieces. 38. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 37 further comprising a tear strip tab associated with said tear strip; said tear strip tab being positioned at an edge of said top layer; said tear strip tab being defined in part by a cut in the backing layer such that the backing layer of said tab remains with the top layer of said tab when said tab is grasped and pulled. 39. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 4 and further including an extension member; said extension member comprising a backing layer and a top layer, the extension member top layer having an adhesive applied thereto which is exposed when the extension member backing layer is separated from the top layer to enable the extension member top layer to be applied to a surface; the extension member comprising: a top edge, a bottom edge, and side edges;a cross-wise extending back cut extending from one side edge to the opposite side edge of the extension member to divide the extension member backing layer into an upper panel and a lower panel;at least one upper panel tab associated with said backing layer upper panel; whereby pulling on the upper panel tab in a direction away from the top layer will remove the backing layer upper panel from the top layer;at least one lower panel tab associated with said lower panel; whereby pulling on the lower panel tab in a direction away from the top layer will remove the backing layer lower panel from the top layer; andprotected grasping areas at corners of said extension member. 40. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 39 wherein said top layer of said extension member and said top layer of said retractor/stabilizer body are adapted to be adhered together. 41. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 39 wherein said at least one upper panel tab and said at least one lower panel tab of said extension member are positioned along at least one of said side edges of said extension member. 42. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 41 wherein said extension member tabs are outboard tabs which extend from said at least one side edge. 43. The retractor/stabilizer of claim 39 wherein the extension member top layer has a machine direction that runs in a top-to-bottom direction of the extension member.
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