Patent ID: 8219168
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An article for applying a coupling agent to a surface of a tissue or a body part, the article comprising: a backing, wherein the backing comprises a non-permeable material, the backing comprising a flat major surface on a skin-contacting side of the article; and a layer of coupling agent deposited over the flat major surface of the backing on the skin-contacting side of the article such that the layer of coupling agent provides a surface on the article for contacting the tissue or body part; wherein only the layer of coupling agent is over the flat major surface of the backing on the skin-contacting side of the particle; wherein the article comprising the backing and the layer of coupling agent is configured such that a predetermined amount of the layer of coupling agent is uniformly and usably transferable to the surface of the tissue or the body part upon removal of the article comprising the backing and the layer of coupling agent from the tissue or the body part, wherein the predetermined amount of the layer of coupling agent enhances optical and thermal coupling between the tissue or the body part and a separate measuring device including an optical probe.