CPC A45D 26/0019 (2013.01) [A45D 2026/008 (2013.01); A61N 1/39 (2013.01)] | 7 Claims |
1. A method of using a defibrillator hair removal pad comprising a base layer, an adhesive layer, and an indicator, wherein the base layer comprises a piece of material, the base layer having a perimeter comprising outermost edges completely around the base layer wherein the base layer comprising a first surface extending length-wise and width-wise; and a second surface, opposite the first surface, extending length-wise and width-wise; wherein the adhesive layer is positioned on the second surface of the base layer and comprises a substance configured to adhere to body hair on the skin of a subject such that the body hair can be pulled and removed from the skin by the adhesive layer; and wherein the indicator is positioned on the first surface of the base layer and is configured to indicate from the first surface the position of the adhesive layer on the second surface, the method comprising: positioning the adhesive layer on the body hair on the skin of the subject using the indicator from the first surface of the base layer to determine the position of the adhesive layer on the second surface of the base layer, wherein the adhesive layer does not extend to the outermost edges of the base layer for the entire length of each of the outermost edges and the adhesive layer is positioned such that the adhesive layer is adhered to the body hair and the second surface of the base layer adjacent to the outermost edges of the base layer are not adhered to the subject because of the absence of the substance of the adhesive layer on the second surface of the base layer adjacent to the outermost edges of the base layer for the entire length of each of the outermost edges; pulling and removing the body hair from the skin by pulling the adhesive layer away from the skin; and positioning an adhesive electrode pad of an automated external defibrillator (AED) on the skin where the body hair was removed.
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