Patent ID: 6333970
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A single-use radiological imaging aid applicable to a body part, the device comprising:a flexible, imperforate, radiation-transparent tape having first and second surfaces;radiopaque indicia formed on one of the first and second surfaces of the tape by selective application of a radiopaque material thereon;a radiation transparent adhesive on the other of the first and second surfaces of the tape for removable attachment of the tape to the skin of the body part; anda removable backer removably disposed over the adhesive, the backer including a radiopaque blocking field formed thereon by selective application of a radiopaque material, wherein the blocking field is in substantial registration with the indicia on the tape when the backer is adhered to the adhesive on the tape,wherein the indicia on the tape are visible in a radiological image of the body part upon removal of the backer from the tape and adherence of the tape to the skin of the body part prior to a radiological scan of the body part.