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US 2004/0002676 A1Published application
Adhesive bandage having a selectively placed layer
OwnerKathleen Ann Siegwart, Gabriel Pedro JR. +1inventors
InventorsKathleen Ann Siegwart, Gabriel Pedro JR., Peter W. Jackson
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Abstract
An adhesive bandage having a backing material; a selectively placed layer; an adhesive; and a wound-contacting pad is disclosed. The selectively placed layer, which may be a semi-permeable film or a wound-cushioning material, has at least one dimension which is less than the corresponding dimension of the backing material. The bandage is cost efficient and comfortable to wear.
Claims35
An adhesive bandage comprising:
- A) a backing material,
- B) an adhesive,
- C) a selectively placed layer comprising a semi-permeable film, and
- D) a wound-contacting pad;
- each of said backing material, said semi-permeable film and said wound-contacting pad having a respective length and width;
- said backing material having first and second major surfaces;
- said adhesive being applied to said first major surface of said backing material;
- said selectively placed layer being secured to said backing material by said adhesive;
- at least the length of said selectively placed layer being less than the length of said backing to which it is secured;
- said wound-contacting pad being secured to said selectively placed layer.
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An adhesive bandage comprising:
- A) a backing material,
- B) an adhesive,
- C) a selectively placed layer comprising a semi-permeable film, and
- D) a wound-contacting pad;
- each of said backing material, said selectively placed layer and said wound-contacting pad having a respective perimeter;
- said backing material having first and second major surfaces;
- said adhesive being applied to said first major surface of said backing material;
- said selectively placed layer being secured to said backing material by said adhesive;
- said wound-contacting pad being secured to said selectively placed layer;
- said selectively placed layer lying entirely within the perimeter of said backing material, and said wound-contacting pad lying entirely within the perimeter of said selectively placed layer.
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An adhesive bandage comprising:
- A) a backing material,
- B) an adhesive,
- C) a selectively placed layer comprising cushioning means for cushioning a wound to which said bandage is applied, and
- D) a wound-contacting pad;
- each of said backing material, said semi-permeable film and said wound-contacting pad having a respective length and width;
- said backing material having first and second major surfaces;
- said adhesive being applied to said first major surface of said backing material;
- said selectively placed layer being secured to said backing material by said adhesive;
- at least the length of said selectively placed layer being less than the length of said backing material to which it is secured;
- said wound-contacting pad being secured to said selectively placed layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.