Wound dressing product containing a porous layer

A wound dressing product, comprising:

• a wound dressing including
• a thin-film layer, having a center portion and a perimeter portion surrounding said center portion, and further having a first side and a second side,
• an adhesive layer positioned on said second side of said thin-film layer,
• a porous backing layer having first and second opposing sides, said first side adhered to said center portion on said second side of said thin-film layer by means of said adhesive layer,
• a support layer having a first side and a second side and comprising a permeable fabric having a plurality of interstices therewithin, and
• a hydrogel material directly secured to said second side of said support layer, wherein said hydrogel material penetrates said interstices to said first side of said support layer, wherein said hydrogel material resides on both said first side and said second side of said support layer, said hydrogel material adhering to said second opposing side of said backing layer such that said first side of said support layer is adjacent to said second side of said backing layer, and whereby said backing layer, said support layer and said hydrogel material collectively form a reinforced hydrogel patch;
• said porous backing layer having sufficient porosity to adhere to the hydrogel material;
• and
• a release liner overlying said hydrogel patch and secured to said perimeter portion of said second side of said thin-film layer by means of said adhesive layer.