USPTO Publishes Medical Device Patent Application

ChangeBridge: Patent Apps - Medical Devices (A61M)

Published March 26th, 2026

Detected March 26th, 2026

Summary

The USPTO published a new patent application (US20260083905A1) for a medical device on March 26, 2026. The application, filed by Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, describes a medical device with a housing, a flexible sheet-shaped adhesion member, and a detachable attachment.

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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a new patent application, US20260083905A1, related to a medical device. The application, filed on December 4, 2025, by Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, details a device comprising a housing, a flexible sheet-shaped adhesion member with an adhesion surface, and a detachable attachment. The adhesion member is designed to deform along the housing's surface when the attachment is engaged.

This publication represents a new patent application and does not impose any new regulatory obligations on medical device manufacturers or related entities. It is primarily of interest to legal professionals and companies involved in intellectual property and medical device innovation. No compliance actions are required based on this publication.

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MEDICAL DEVICE

Application US20260083905A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Assignee

TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventors

Masato NAKAMOTO, Takahito ARAKI, Makoto HASEGAWA

Abstract

A medical device includes: a housing; a flexible sheet-shaped adhesion member that is provided in the housing and includes an adhesion surface configured to be adhered to a skin of a living body; and an attachment that is detachably attached to the housing. The adhesion member includes: an adhesion body that is fixed to a first outer surface of the housing, and an overhanging portion that extends from the adhesion body so as to overhang outward from the housing, and is pushed by the attachment in an attached state in which the attachment is attached to the housing and deforms along a second outer surface adjacent to the first outer surface of the housing. The overhanging portion includes: an overhanging body, and a deformable portion.