Patent ID: 11877912
Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A method of operating a medical fluid collection system, the method comprising:
adhering a medical therapy unit to a drape having an inner surface configured to be coupled to tissue and an outer non-tissue facing surface, the adhering including:
removing a removable blocking layer from a radiation-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on the outer, non-tissue facing surface of the drape; and
attaching the radiation-sensitive adhesive layer to an adhesive layer receiving area disposed on an outside surface of the medical therapy unit; and

detaching the medical therapy unit from the drape, the detaching including:
activating a radiation source disposed within the medical therapy unit adjacent to the adhesive layer receiving area and configured to emit at least one of a plurality of radiation wavelengths;
exposing the radiation-sensitive adhesive layer to at least one of the plurality of radiation wavelengths, wherein the radiation-sensitive adhesive layer is deactivated upon exposure to the at least one of a plurality of radiation wavelengths; and
removing the medical therapy unit from the drape.