Medical dressing
AssigneeMölnlycke Health Care AB
InventorsPatrick Rodzewicz, Linda Mårlind, Dennis Hansson, Karin Glasmästar, Anna Grou, Conny Jakobsson, Océane Lançon
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Abstract
A medical dressing for application to a surface of a human body is described. The medical dressing has a first direction (x) of extension and a second direction (y) of extension being perpendicular to the first direction (x) of extension. The medical dressing has at least a first and a second anisotropic layer having anisotropic stiffness, wherein the stiffness of each one of the first and the second anisotropic layer is higher in the second direction (y) of extension than in the first direction (x) of extension.
Claims16
A medical dressing for application to a surface of a human body;
- the medical dressing having a central portion and a surrounding border portion, wherein the medical dressing comprises a plurality of layers including:
- a backing layer,
- an adhesive body contact layer, and
- one or more pad-forming layers forming a pad arranged in the central portion between the backing layer and the body contact layer,
- wherein the backing layer and the body contact layer extend beyond a periphery of the pad to define the border portion surrounding the pad;
- wherein the plurality of layers includes at least a first and a second anisotropic layer having anisotropic stiffness,
- wherein the first anisotropic layer is:
- A) the body contact layer, or
- B) a sub-layer coextensive with the body contact layer and forming part of the body contact layer,
- wherein the medical dressing has a first direction (x) of extension and a second direction (y) of extension being perpendicular to the first direction (x) of extension, and
- wherein a stiffness of each one of the first and the second anisotropic layers is higher in the second direction (y) of extension than in the first direction (x) of extension.
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