Patent ID: 7699810
Filing Date: 2010-04-20
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical assembly comprising: a transcutaneous implant; a protective hub package in which an the transcutaneous implant is removably retained, said package having a proximal end and a distal end; and a tube-like container containing a biocompatible adhesive in liquid form attached to said distal end of said hub package; wherein said hub package is configured to permit removal of said implant therefrom at said proximal end exclusively, thereby preventing penetration of said implant within said container and application of said adhesive onto said implant while said implant is retained within said hub package, said adhesive being dischargeable from said container to the implant and to a selected area of the patient's skin about the implant following removal of said implant from said hub package, whereby to become a solid seal, to secure said implant to the selected skin area, and to inhibit contamination and propagation of infections from surrounding skin into a transcutaneous tract caused by insertion of said implant within said skin area.