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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2012
Applicants:

Elizabeth A. Afanasewicz, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);

Robert P. Harhen, Haverhill, MA (US);

Adam J. Young, Dedham, MA (US);

Rafael M. Cordero, Bedford, MA (US);

Gerald Powers, Walpole, MA (US);

Inventors:

Elizabeth A. Afanasewicz, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);

Robert P. Harhen, Haverhill, MA (US);

Adam J. Young, Dedham, MA (US);

Rafael M. Cordero, Bedford, MA (US);

Gerald Powers, Walpole, MA (US);

Assignee:

Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 5/0478 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6885 (2013.01); A61B 5/0478 (2013.01); A61B 5/6814 (2013.01); A61B 5/6832 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0209 (2013.01); A61B 2562/043 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0023 (2013.01); A61N 1/0452 (2013.01); A61N 1/0456 (2013.01); A61N 1/0472 (2013.01); A61N 1/0502 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are apparatus and techniques for applying a device to a subject. Such apparatus and techniques may provide feedback to an operator and/or regulate the force used to apply the device, yielding an improved result. Particularly useful embodiments include apparatus and techniques for applying a medical device, such as a skin surface electrode or microneedle array, to a patient's tissue.


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