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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Hadvary, Biel-Benken, CH;
Hansjörg Tschirky, Ettingen, CH;
Assignee:
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/32 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a medical device adhering to the skin comprising a housing with a rigid base fixable on a patient's skin by means of an adhesive layer which has an adhesive surface, essentially co-extensive with the base, contacting the skin and which is fixed to the base by a reduced surface in comparison to the adhesive surface contacting the skin.