Incision closure device

A two-component device for closing a wound or incision, comprising:

• a) a first elongated component comprising:
• i) a first flat flexible attaching member comprising a wound edge and a lower surface, the lower surface having an adhesive layer, the adhesive layer being protected by one or more release liners prior to application;
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• ii) one or more first lateral translation elements, each of the one or more first lateral translation elements comprising two or more first elongated connectors attached to a single first pulling element;
• b) a second elongated component comprising:
• i) a second flat flexible attaching member comprising a wound edge and a lower surface, the lower surface of the second flat flexible attaching member having an adhesive layer, the adhesive layer of the lower surface of the second flat flexible attaching member being protected by one or more release liners prior to application;
• ii) a second lateral translation element comprising two or more second elongated connectors attached to a single second pulling element;
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• iii) a third lateral translation element comprising two or more third elongated connectors attached to a single third pulling element;
• c) means for attaching the two or more first elongated connectors to the second flat flexible attaching member during closure, the attachment of the two or more first elongated connectors to the second flat flexible attaching member forms an attached portion and a bridging portion for each of the two or more first elongated connectors;
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• d) means for attaching the two or more second elongated connectors and the two or more third elongated connectors to the first flat flexible attaching member during closure, the attachment of the two or more second elongated connectors and the two or more third elongated connectors to the first flat flexible attaching member forms an attached portion and a bridging portion for each of the two or more second and the two or more third elongated connectors,
• wherein one of the two or more first elongated connectors, of the first elongated component, passes through a void formed between two of the two or more second elongated connectors, of the second elongated component, thereby causing the first and second elongated components to become linked and inseparable without cutting or breaking.