Wound dressing

Abstract

A negative pressure wound dressing, the dressing comprising a backing layer, an adhesive skin contact layer and an absorbent structure arranged between the backing layer and the adhesive skin contact layer, wherein the adhesive skin contact layer is configured to detachably adhere the dressing to a dermal surface, wherein the backing layer comprises a coupling member configured to connect the dressing to a negative pressure source, wherein the adhesive skin contact layer may have a weight of between 40 gsm and 250 gsm, further wherein the adhesive skin contact layer may be a perforated mesh comprising perforations each having a diameter of between 1.25 mm and 5.00 mm.

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