Patent ID: 8545469

Claim:
A component for securing attachment of a medical device to the skin of a patient, said component comprising a first plastic film coated with a skin-friendly adhesive on the lower side thereof, wherein the lower side faces the skin when the component is used, wherein an annular body of soft, compressible and elastic material having an inner and outer circumference is disposed between the first plastic film and a second plastic film, said first and second plastic films extending beyond the compressible body around the inner and outer circumferences thereof and are affixed directly to each other in parts extending around the inner and outer circumferences of the compressible body so that a closed space containing said compressible body is formed, said closed space being in contact with the surrounding atmosphere by a non-return valve such that when said compressible body is compressed, air is pushed out of said closed space through said non-return valve into the surrounding atmosphere, and wherein the first plastic film includes through-going openings in a region delimited by the compressible body.