Heated Hydrocolloid Patches For Skin Blemish Treatment
Summary
USPTO published patent application US20260096932A1 for a heated hydrocolloid skin patch with thermochromic temperature indicator, filed December 2, 2025. The invention comprises an outer barrier layer, a hydrocolloid layer, and thermochromic material that indicates when the patch reaches a predetermined temperature. The technology is applicable to skin blemish and wound treatment products.
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USPTO published patent application US20260096932A1 for a heated hydrocolloid skin patch designed for skin blemish treatment. The invention includes an outer layer forming a physical barrier, a hydrocolloid layer for contact with the blemish, and thermochromic material to indicate when the patch reaches a predetermined temperature. The thermochromic indicator may be on the patch itself or on waterproof packaging.
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Heated Hydrocolloid Patches For Skin Treatment
Application US20260096932A1 Kind: A1 Apr 09, 2026
Inventors
Brooke A. Hagerty, Edmund A. Sinda, Mira Dosen
Abstract
A skin patch that is adherable to human skin over a blemish on the skin has an outer layer that forms a physical barrier over the blemish when applied thereto and a hydrocolloid layer attached to the outer layer that contacts the blemish when applied thereto. A thermochromic material is on the skin patch and/or waterproof packaging encapsulating the skin patch. The thermochromic material indicates the skin patch is at a predetermined temperature.
CPC Classifications
A61F 13/00 A61F 2013/00646 A61F 2013/00889 A61F 2013/00906 A61F 2013/00919
Filing Date
2025-12-02
Application No.
19405691
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