Method and Apparatus for a Perforable Absorbent Portion Bandage (PAP-B) for Avoidance of Constant Adhesive Removal
OwnerFei Mei Chaninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for removing a dressing without removing an adhesive portion comprising: an absorbent central portion; an adhesive frame; the absorbent portion coupled to the adhesive frame by a perforated border; and the perforated border with a tab, whereby a user holds the tab and pulls in any one of a direction to loosen free the absorbent portion from the adhesive frame via the perforated border, thereby freeing the absorbent portion from an applied skin surface without a need for removing the adhesive frame from the applied skin surface for mitigating against a risk of MARSI, tube dislodgement, or any risk associated with constant adhesive tape removal from a skin surface during long-term wound or tube insertion dressing.
Claims30
An apparatus for removing a dressing without removing an adhesive portion, said apparatus comprising:
- an absorbent central portion;
- an adhesive frame;
- said absorbent portion coupled to the adhesive frame by a perforated border;
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- said perforated border with a tab, whereby a user holds the tab and pulls in any one of a direction to loosen free the absorbent portion from the adhesive frame via the perforated border, thereby freeing the absorbent portion from an applied skin surface without a need for removing the adhesive frame from the applied skin surface.
An apparatus for dressing a wound, said apparatus comprising:
- an absorbent central portion;
- an adhesive frame;
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- the absorbent central portion perforably coupled to the adhesive frame, wherein the adhesive frame is further adhered to any one of a shaped foundation layer with a central opening therebetween, wherein a bottom surface of the adhesive frame is adhered to a top surface of the shaped foundation and a bottom surface of the shaped foundation is applied to and adhered onto an applied skin surface.
A method for removing a dressing without removing an adhesive portion, said method comprising the steps of:
- coupling an absorbent central portion to an adhesive frame by a perforated border;
- holding a tab disposed at any point of the perforated border;
- pulling the tab in any one of a direction to loosen free the absorbent portion from the adhesive frame via the perforated border;
- applying at least a second adhesive frame coupled to the absorbent portion onto a previously applied first adhesive frame top surface, thereby not requiring constant removal of the adhesive frame from the applied skin surface;
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- removing only a last applied absorbent portion and a first applied adhesive frame from the applied skin surface once wound or insertion site dressing is no longer required.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.