Wound Dressing With Adhesive Margin

A wound dressing comprising:

• a backing sheet;
• an island of absorbent material on a central region of the backing sheet;
• a pressure-sensitive adhesive on at least a portion of the backing sheet around the island;
• and
• an apertured layer having at least two apertures and a wound-facing side coated with a silicone elastomer;
• wherein the apertured layer is adhered to the backing sheet by the pressure-sensitive adhesive and is configured to allow a portion of the pressure-sensitive adhesive through the apertures to contact skin of a user when the wound dressing is applied to the user.

A method of making a wound dressing, comprising:

• forming a precursor laminate comprising a layer of silicone sandwiched between a polymeric film support sheet and a release sheet;
• die cutting aperture perimeters through the polymeric film support sheet and the silicone layer;
• and
• removing the release sheet to leave an apertured layer comprising an apertured polymeric film having a coating of a silicone gel on a wound-facing surface of the apertured polymeric film.