Wound dressing
OwnerJade Steven, Helen Shaw +3inventors
InventorsJade Steven, Helen Shaw, Donna Kesteven, Claire Brewer, Sophie Ballamy
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Abstract
Disclosed is a wound dressing comprising: a backing layer, a wound contact layer having a first surface for directly contacting a wound bed and a second surface facing the backing layer, the wound contact layer comprising gel forming fibers; and, a superabsorbent layer, wherein the superabsorbent layer is located between the backing layer and the second surface of the wound contact layer.
Claims29
A wound dressing comprising:
- a backing layer;
- a wound contact layer having a first surface for directly contacting a wound bed and a second surface facing the backing layer, the wound contact layer comprising gel forming fibers;
- and,
- a superabsorbent layer, wherein the superabsorbent layer is located between the backing layer and the second surface of the wound contact layer.
The wound dressing of any preceding claim, wherein the superabsorbent layer comprises fibers, optionally non-woven fibers.
The wound dressing of any preceding claim, wherein the superabsorbent layer has a thickness of between 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm, optionally 2 mm.
The wound dressing of any preceding claim, wherein the superabsorbent layer comprises a first surface facing the wound contact layer and a second surface facing the backing layer, the superabsorbent layer first surface comprising an intra-layer adhesive.
The wound dressing of any preceding claim, further comprising a wound-site adhesive layer for adhering the wound dressing at a wound site, wherein the adhesive layer comprises a border region which surrounds the wound contact layer.
The wound dressing of any preceding claim, wherein the wound contact layer comprises a cellulose fiber.
The wound dressing of any preceding claim, wherein the wound contact layer has a thickness between 1 mm and 1.5 mm.
The wound dressing of any preceding claim, wherein the wound contact layer has a base weight of between 70 gsm and 150 gsm, optionally 70 gsm.
The wound dressing of any preceding claim, wherein the backing layer comprises a polyurethane material.
The wound dressing of any preceding claim, wherein the backing layer has a thickness of 30 microns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.