Bandage for absorbing body fluids

A body fluid absorbent bandage for open and weeping body wounds, comprising, in combination;

• (1) at least two bandage-supporting base layer pieces for juxtaposed attachment to the body about substantially the entire periphery of the wound or injury, and surrounding it, but without covering over the wound or encroaching upon the wound, thus leaving the wound open and exposed;
• (2) an intermediate foraminous sheet for attachment to the base layer as an intermediate layer extending across and bridging the wound;
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• (3) an absorbent outer layer for removable attachment to the intermediate layer in a manner to extend across and cover the intermediate layer at least in the region over the wound within the surrounding base layer, the absorbent outer layer comprising at least in the region over the wound a particulate absorbent material having a water absorptivity of at least 50 mm/10 min according to Klemm, and an envelope of body fluid-pervious sheet material enclosing and retaining the absorbent material in a convex shape at least in the region over the wound, the absorbent layer being in a position to absorb body fluids escaping from the wound and passing through the intermediate layer and the enclosing body fluid-pervious sheet material and being readily removable without disturbing the intermediate and base layers and replaceable by a fresh absorbent layer and envelope.