US 11,806,503 B2
Removable wearable device and related attachment methods
Ellis Garai, Studio City, CA (US); Ravi R. Deverkadra, Simi Valley, CA (US); and Jacob E. Pananen, Santa Monica, CA (US)
Assigned to MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC., Northridge, CA (US)
Filed by MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC., Northridge, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/084,529.
Prior Publication US 2022/0133988 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 5/142 (2006.01); A61F 13/02 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/14248 (2013.01) [A61F 13/0246 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00417 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A removable device wearable on a user's skin, the device comprising:
a skin adhesive configured to adhere to the skin with a first adhesive force;
a durable component; and
an interface component interconnecting the durable component and the skin adhesive, the interface component having a first side provided with an interface adhesive and a second side either adhered to an intermediate adhesive or provided with further interface adhesive, wherein the interface adhesive or the intermediate adhesive adheres the interface component to the skin adhesive or to the durable component with a second adhesive force, wherein the first force is greater than the second force such that the device separates at the interface component to remove the durable component from the skin adhesive upon application of a removal force to the device; and
wherein the durable component includes an insertable member for insertion into the skin, and wherein each of the skin adhesive and the interface component includes a void through which the insertable member extends.