US 12,440,212 B2
Tabbed and split dual liner
Michael Lebner, Wellesley Hills, MA (US)
Assigned to Clozex Medical, Inc., West Bridgewater, MA (US)
Appl. No. 18/002,001
Filed by CLOZEX MEDICAL, INC., West Bridgewater, MA (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 19, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/038600
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 15, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/257083, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0248363 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61F 13/02 (2024.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/085 (2013.01) [A61F 13/024 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00862 (2013.01); A61B 2017/081 (2013.01); A61B 2017/086 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A two-component medical device comprising:
a) a first component comprising a first adhesive-backed anchoring member having a wound edge, one or more first elongated connectors extending from the wound edge of the first adhesive-backed anchoring member, and one or more first pulling elements joined to the one or more first elongated connectors and adapted for translation of the first adhesive-backed anchoring member toward a wound or incision;
b) a second component comprising a second adhesive-backed anchoring member having a wound edge, one or more second elongated connectors extending from the wound edge of the second adhesive-backed anchoring member, and one or more second pulling elements joined to the one or more second elongated connectors and adapted for translation of the second adhesive-backed anchoring member toward the wound or incision;
c) a common release liner comprising a first adhered portion and a second adhered portion, the first adhered portion protecting a first portion of an adhesive-backed surface of the first adhesive-backed anchoring member and having a tab portion for removal of the first adhered portion from the adhesive-backed surface of the first adhesive-backed anchoring member, the second adhered portion protecting a first portion of an adhesive-backed surface of the second adhesive-backed anchoring member and having a tab portion for removal of the second adhered portion from the adhesive-backed surface of the second adhesive-backed anchoring member, wherein the common release liner has a crease or frangible line located between the first adhered portion and the second adhered portion;
d) a first release liner having an adhered portion protecting a second portion of the adhesive-backed surface of the first adhesive-backed anchoring member, the first release liner having a tab portion for removal of the first release liner from the first adhesive-backed anchoring member;
e) a second release liner having an adhered portion protecting a second portion of the adhesive-backed surface of the second adhesive-backed anchoring member, the second release liner having a tab portion for removal of the second release liner from the second adhesive-backed anchoring member;
f) means for attaching the one or more first elongated connectors to the second adhesive-backed anchoring member thereby forming an attached portion and a bridging portion for each attached first elongated connector; and
g) means for attaching the one or more second elongated connectors to the first adhesive-backed anchoring member thereby forming an attached portion and a bridging portion for each attached second elongated connector.