Unbacked and modifiable tapes and skin dressings

A kit suitable to cover an area of a surface of a tissue, comprising:

• an unbacked, layered adhesive tape construction that is made by a manufacturing process, the tape construction (a) defining a perimeter having at least one outer edge, (b) defining first and second surfaces, the second surface facing oppositely to the first surface, (c) being formed of at least a first adhesive, the first adhesive derived from a first adhesive formula, and (d) (i) having one adhesive layer, at least one of at least partially (1) dried as a solid coating or a pattern coating and/or (2) cured as a solid coating or a pattern coating, constructed during the manufacturing process before packaging, constructed without a backing and constructed as a solid coating or a pattern coating before any further processing, wherein at least a portion of the one adhesive layer has a thickness of the one adhesive layer, wherein the one adhesive layer is planar and wherein the one adhesive layer is viscoelastic, or (ii) having at least two adhesive layers, each adhesive layer being at least one of at least partially (1) dried as a solid coating or a pattern coating and/or (2) cured as a solid coating or a pattern coating and each adhesive layer being viscoelastic, the at least two adhesive layers being assembled into a final layered construction during the manufacturing process before packaging, wherein at least a portion of the final layered construction has a thickness that includes at least the at least two adhesive layers, wherein the final layered construction is constructed without a backing and is constructed as a solid coating or a pattern coating before any further processing, wherein the final layered construction is planar and wherein the final layered construction is viscoelastic along any axis in the plane;
• wherein at least a portion of at least the first surface is at least one biocompatible adhesive capable of adhering to the surface of the tissue during functional use of the tape construction, the at least one biocompatible adhesive being at least the first adhesive;
• at least one removable liner that covers at least a portion of at least one of the first and/or second surfaces of the tape construction;
• at least one physically separate cover material, usable to cover at least a portion of the second surface of the tape construction after at least a portion of the first surface is applied to the surface of the tissue and suitable for preventing from sticking to other surfaces at least the portion of the second surface of the tape construction after at least the portion of the first surface is applied to the surface of the tissue;
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• wherein after removal of the at least one removable liner and after being adhered to the surface of the tissue with the at least one biocompatible adhesive, the tape construction is removable from the surface of the tissue without damaging the tissue by stretching the tape construction.

A kit suitable for creating an occlusive seal onto a surface of a tissue, comprising:

• an unbacked, layered adhesive tape construction that is made by a manufacturing process, the tape construction (a) defining a perimeter having at least one outer edge, (b) defining first and second surfaces, the second surface facing oppositely to the first surface, (c) being formed of at least a first adhesive, the first adhesive derived from a first adhesive formula, and (d) (i) having one adhesive layer, at least one of at least partially (1) dried as a solid coating or a pattern coating and/or (2) cured as a solid coating or a pattern coating, constructed during the manufacturing process before packaging, constructed without a backing and constructed as a solid coating or a pattern coating before any further processing, wherein at least a portion of the one adhesive layer has a thickness of the one adhesive layer and wherein the one adhesive layer is viscoelastic, or (ii) having at least two adhesive layers, each adhesive layer being at least one of at least partially (1) dried as a solid coating or a pattern coating and/or (2) cured as a solid coating or a pattern coating and each adhesive layer being viscoelastic, the at least two adhesive layers being assembled into a final layered construction during the manufacturing process before packaging, wherein at least a portion of the final layered construction has a thickness that includes at least the at least two adhesive layers, wherein the final layered construction is constructed without a backing and is constructed as a solid coating or a pattern coating before any further processing, wherein the final layered construction is planar and wherein the final layered construction is viscoelastic along any axis in the plane;
• wherein at least a portion of at least the first surface is at least one biocompatible adhesive capable of adhering to the surface of the tissue during functional use of the tape construction, the at least one biocompatible adhesive being at least the first adhesive;
• at least one removable liner that covers at least a portion of at least one of the first and/or second surfaces of the tape construction;
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• at least one container of at least one sealant component that is capable of being delivered as a sealant in a liquid state at pre-selected ambient conditions, the sealant as delivered (A) being at least partially cross-linked after at least one of drying and/or curing, (B) being capable of the at least one of drying and/or curing within thirty minutes after application of the sealant when applied as an occlusive layer of sealant over the at least one outer edge of the tape construction after the tape construction is applied to the surface of the tissue with the first surface of the tape construction facing the surface of the tissue and (C) being capable of occlusively bonding to the second surface of the tape construction and the surface of the tissue surrounding the tape construction after the tape construction is applied to the surface of the tissue.

A tape made by a manufacturing process, suitable to adhere to a surface of a tissue and suitable to remove from the surface of the tissue by stretching the tape, comprising:

• An unbacked, layered adhesive tape construction (i) defining a perimeter having at least one outer edge, (ii) defining first and second surfaces, the second surface facing oppositely to the first surface, (iii) having at least three adhesive layers, each adhesive layer being at least one of at least partially (1) dried as a solid coating or a pattern coating and/or (2) cured as a solid coating or a pattern coating and each adhesive layer being viscoelastic, the at least three adhesive layers being assembled into a final layered construction during the manufacturing process before packaging, wherein at least a portion of the final layered construction has a thickness that includes at least the at least three adhesive layers, wherein the final layered construction is constructed without a backing and is constructed as a pattern coating before any further processing, wherein the final layered construction is planar and wherein the final layered construction is viscoelastic along any axis in the plane, including a selected axis, and (iv) being formed of at least first and second adhesives, the second adhesive derived from a different adhesive formula than the first adhesive;
• wherein at least a portion of at least the first surface is at least one biocompatible adhesive capable of adhering to the surface of the tissue during functional use of the tape construction, the at least one biocompatible adhesive being at least one of the first and/or second adhesives;
• at least one removable liner that covers at least a portion of at least one of the first and/or second surfaces of the tape construction;
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• wherein after removal of the at least one removable liner and after being adhered to the surface of the tissue with the at least one biocompatible adhesive, the tape construction is removable from the surface of the tissue without damaging the tissue by stretching the tape construction by applying a force of removal wherein the tape construction is lifted less than or equal to 45 degrees from the surface of the tissue.

A tape made by a manufacturing process, suitable to adhere to a surface of a tissue and suitable to remove from the surface of the tissue by stretching the tape, comprising:

• an unbacked, layered adhesive tape construction (i) defining a perimeter having at least one outer edge, (ii) defining first and second surfaces, the second surface facing oppositely to the first surface, (iii) having at least three adhesive layers, at least one of the at least three adhesive layers being at least one of at least partially (1) dried as a solid coating or a pattern coating and/or (2) cured as a solid coating or a pattern coating, the at least three adhesive layers being assembled into a final layered construction during the manufacturing process before packaging, wherein at least a portion of the final layered construction has a thickness that includes at least the at least three adhesive layers, wherein the final layered construction is constructed without a backing and is constructed as a solid coating or a pattern coating before any further processing, wherein the final layered construction is planar and wherein the final layered construction is viscoelastic along any axis in the plane, including a selected axis, and (iv) being formed of at least a first adhesive, the first adhesive derived from a first adhesive formula;
• wherein at least a portion of at least the first surface is at least one biocompatible adhesive capable of adhering to the surface of the tissue during functional use of the tape construction, the at least one biocompatible adhesive being at least the first adhesive;
• at least one removable liner that covers at least a portion of at least one of the first and/or second surfaces of the tape construction;
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• wherein after removal of the at least one removable liner and after being adhered to the surface of the tissue with the at least one biocompatible adhesive, the tape construction is removable from the surface of the tissue without damaging the tissue by stretching the tape construction by applying a force of removal wherein the tape construction is lifted less than or equal to 45 degrees from the surface of the tissue.

A tape made by a manufacturing process, suitable to adhere to a surface of a tissue and suitable to remove from the surface of the tissue by stretching the tape, comprising:

• an unbacked, layered adhesive tape construction (i) defining a perimeter having at least one outer edge, (ii) defining first and second surfaces, the second surface facing oppositely to the first surface, (iii) having at least three adhesive layers, at least one of the at least three adhesive layers being at least one of at least partially (1) dried as a solid coating or a pattern coating and/or (2) cured as a solid coating or a pattern coating and at least one of the at least three adhesive layers being viscoelastic, the at least three adhesive layers being assembled into a final layered construction during the manufacturing process before packaging, wherein at least a portion of the final layered construction has a thickness that includes at least the at least three adhesive layers, wherein the final layered construction is constructed without a backing and is constructed as a solid coating or a pattern coating before any further processing, wherein the final layered construction is planar and wherein the final layered construction is viscoelastic along any axis in the plane, and (iv) being formed of at least first and second adhesives, the second adhesive derived from a different adhesive formula than the first adhesive;
• wherein at least a portion of at least the first surface is at least one biocompatible adhesive capable of adhering to the surface of the tissue during functional use of the tape construction, the at least one biocompatible adhesive being at least one of the first and/or second adhesives;
• at least one removable liner that covers at least a portion of at least one of the first and/or second surfaces of the tape construction;
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• wherein after removal of the at least one removable liner and after being adhered to the surface of the tissue with the at least one biocompatible adhesive, the tape construction is removable from the surface of the tissue without damaging the tissue by stretching the tape construction by applying a force of removal wherein the tape construction is lifted less than or equal to 45 degrees from the surface of the tissue.