Patent ID: 11864766
Assignee: ZIPLINE MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for treating an ulcer or skin defect, the method comprising:
providing a closure device comprising:
a first panel having a first adhesive bottom surface for adhering to skin on a first side of an ulcer or skin defect,
a second panel having a second adhesive bottom surface for adhering to skin on a second side of the ulcer or skin defect,
a plurality of lateral ties coupling the first panel and the second panel to one another; and
one or more liners coupled to the first adhesive bottom surface and the second adhesive bottom surface,
a first casting sheet covering a top surface of the first panel, wherein the first casting sheet extends outwardly from a lateral end of the first panel,
a second casting sheet covering a top surface of the second panel, wherein the second casting sheet extends outwardly from a lateral end of the second panel,
wherein the one or more liners comprise tabs extend outwardly from ends of the first casting sheet and the second casting sheet to assist with peeling the one or more liners from the first panel and the second panel prior to adhering the first adhesive bottom surface to the first side of the ulcer or skin defect and adhering the second adhesive bottom surface to the second side of the ulcer or skin defect,
wherein the first casting sheet is removable from the top surface of the first panel after adhering the first adhesive bottom surface to the first side of the ulcer or skin defect, and
wherein the second casting sheet is removable from the top surface of the second panel after adhering the second adhesive bottom surface to the second side of the ulcer or skin defect

removing, using the tabs, removing the one or more liners from the first panel and the second panel;
adhering, using the first casting sheet, the first panel of the closure device to the skin on the first side of the ulcer or skin defect;
adhering, using the second casting sheet, the second panel of the closure device to skin on the second side of the ulcer or skin defect;
after adhering the first panel of the closure device to the skin, removing the first casting sheet from the top surface of the first panel;
after adhering the second panel of the closure device to the skin, removing the second casting sheet from the top surface of the second panel; and
laterally compressing the ulcer or skin defect between the first and second panels, thereby reducing a separation distance between inside lateral edges of the first and second panels.