An electronic device for long-term adhesion to a
mammal includes a housing with an
electronic component. There is a first wing and a second wing, each being integrally formed with the housing. An
electrode is positioned on a bottom surface of each of the wings, the electrodes electrically connected to the
electronic component. An
adhesive layer is provided for adhesion to a surface of the
mammal. The
adhesive layer is coated on a portion of the bottom surfaces of the wings. The
adhesive layer is not coated on the
electrode or on a bottom surface of the housing. A method of applying an electronic device to a
mammal includes removing a first adhesive cover from a first wing of the electronic device to
expose an
electrode and an adhesive coated on a bottom surface of the first wing. There is a step of placing the exposed electrode into contact with the mammal by adhering the adhesive coated bottom of the first wing to the mammal. There is a step of removing a second adhesive cover from the second wing of the electronic device to
expose an adhesive coated on a bottom surface of the second wing and another exposed electrode. There is a step of placing the another exposed electrode into contact with the mammal by adhering the adhesive coated bottom of the second wing to the mammal. After performing the removing and the placing steps, the housing is unattached to the mammal, but is held in position on the mammal using the adhesive coated bottoms of the first and the second wings.