Patent ID: 11925432
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A light deactivated adhesive drape system configured to be coupled to tissue, the system comprising:
a drape comprising:
a photosensitive adhesive layer having at least one release agent disposed within the adhesive layer, wherein the at least one release agent is configured to weaken a bond of the adhesive layer to the tissue upon exposure to at least one of a plurality of light wavelengths, and
a flexible film layer; and

a photochromic layer configured to darken upon exposure to at least one of a plurality of light wavelengths and change between a plurality of transmittance states,
wherein the plurality of transmittance states includes:

a blocking transmittance state configured to block the at least one of the plurality of light wavelengths from passing through the photochromic layer; and
a non-blocking transmittance state configured to allow at least some visible light wavelengths to pass through the photochromic layer.