Means are provided for attaching the one or more first elongated connectors to the second adhesive-backed anchoring member thereby forming an attached portion and a bridging portion for each attached first elongated connector. Means are also provided for attaching the one or more second elongated connectors to the first adhesive-backed anchoring member thereby forming an attached portion and a bridging portion for each attached second elongated connector. 

As discussed in the Background section, adhesive-backed anchoring members of a two- component medical device can lose adherent properties through the build-up of sweat beneath the adhesive-backed anchoring members. This loss of adhesion can become critically important when the medical device is placed on an athlete and subjected to excessive sweating, or on a joint, such as a knee or shoulder, and subjected to stretching and rotational movements. The present disclosure relates to the introduction of discontinuities in adhesive-backed anchoring members of a two-component medical device thereby allowing for the release of sweat from beneath the first and second adhesive-backed anchoring members. Prior to describing instances of discontinuities in detail, certain other consideration that may relate to instances of the disclosure will be discussed. 

• Interlaced and Keyhole Embodiments 

Embodiments of the medical device of the present disclosure can be interlaced or non interlaced. Interlaced embodiments are those wherein both the first and second components comprise two or more elongated connectors, wherein the first and second elongated connectors of the first component are attached to a single pulling element and the first and second elongated connectors of the second component are attached to another single pulling element. Further, an elongated connector from one of the two components passes through the void formed between the two elongated connectors of the other component. When assembled in this manner, the first and second components are linked and they cannot be separated without cutting or breaking at least one of the two components. A simple analogy to such an interlaced device is a pair of interlocking rings. 

One of skill in the art will recognize that more complex interlaced embodiments can be produced wherein, referring to a first component, interlacing extends to two or more adjacent voids formed by three or more adjacent elongated connectors. Examples of such embodiments are provided in the disclosures in issued US patents referenced and incorporated by reference in the Background section. 

