Covering Removal Device for Secure Transdermal Patch Disposal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for monitoring and tracking prescription medications, particularly transdermal patches, are inadequate in preventing diversion and ensuring secure disposal, leading to significant economic and health burdens due to misuse and accidental exposure.
Innovation Solution
A device and method for selectively removing and tracking transdermal patches using a covering removal device with an adhesive material that securely captures the patch without harming the skin, and a system for neutralizing residual drugs, enabling closed-loop tracking and secure storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual removal of transdermal patches is used, then the process is simple and quick, but diversion and misuse can occur due to lack of tracking and secure disposal
Solution Approach 1:
A removal device acts as an intermediary between the practitioner and the transdermal patch. The device includes a secure storage compartment that receives and holds the removed patch, preventing diversion while maintaining ease of operation. The device serves as a controlled intermediary that ensures accountability without complicating the removal process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates tracking and monitoring capabilities that provide feedback on patch removal and disposal. This feedback mechanism ensures accountability and prevents misuse by recording and reporting patch removal events, thereby improving reliability without significantly increasing operational complexity.
2Reliability
If secure storage and tracking systems are implemented, then diversion is prevented, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The removal device combines multiple functions into a single integrated unit: patch removal, secure storage, and tracking capabilities are merged into one device. This reduces overall system complexity by eliminating the need for separate storage containers and tracking systems, while maintaining reliable diversion prevention.
Solution Approach 2:
The removal device is designed as a multi-functional tool that performs patch removal, secure storage, and participates in tracking systems. This universal design reduces the number of separate components needed, thereby reducing device complexity while improving reliability through integrated controls.
3Strength
If adhesive material with high binding strength is used, then the patch is securely captured, but the skin may be affected or damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive material is applied locally and selectively to specific areas of the removal device that contact the patch, rather than covering the entire device surface. This localized application ensures strong patch capture while minimizing contact with and potential damage to the skin, resolving the contradiction between binding strength and skin safety.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively prevents diversion and ensures safe disposal of prescription medications by securely removing and tracking transdermal patches, reducing the risk of misuse and exposure, and providing a closed-loop system for monitoring and accountability.
Implementation Method 1
The covering removal device may comprise an adhesive material to generate the connection between the covering removal device and the portion of the covering
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a method of removing a cover from a bodily surface of a subject. The method may comprise applying a cover removal device to a portion of the cover that is disposed on the bodily surface of the subject, thereby generating a connection between the cover removal device and the portion of the cover. The method may comprise moving the cover removal device across the bodily surface of the subject in order to selectively remove the cover from the bodily surface and capture the cover onto the cover removal device, without the cover removal device substantially affecting or interfering with the bodily surface of the subject.