Patent ID: 6846508

Claim:
In a method for adhering a prosthesis to a human or animal body with an adhesive device, the improvement comprising the use of an adhesive device comprising: a carrier sheet, said carrier sheet having at least two surfaces; on one surface of the carrier sheet is a first, continuous layer of a silicone gel having a density in the range of about 100 to 4500 g/m 2 ; said gel having sufficient tack to adhere to the prosthesis; and on a second surface of the carrier sheet is a second continuous layer of a silicone gel having a density in the range of about 100 to 4500 μm 2 , said gel having sufficient tack to adhere to the human or animal body; and wherein the first and second continuous layers of silicone gel are formed by the reaction of a silicone having Si-H groups with a silicone having Si-aliphatically unsaturated groups in the presence of a platinum or rhodium catalyst.