Prewetted medical wipe with impermeable barrier

A wipe comprising:

• a. a barrier composed of a sheet that is impermeable to infectious agents and having a surrounding peripheral edge;
• b. an absorbent layer secured to said barrier and having a surrounding peripheral edge and a prewetted area smaller than said barrier;
• c. a reservoir in said barrier adjacent to said absorbent layer, said reservoir being filled with a dermatological fluid that is subsequently absorbed by said absorbent layer prior to use;
• d. absorbent layer securing means for securing said absorbent layer to said barrier, said absorbent layer being located on said barrier such that said absorbent layer peripheral edge is spaced inwardly from said barrier peripheral edge, providing a zone of said barrier surrounding said absorbent layer, said absorbent layer securing means being resistant to degradation by said dermatological fluid for at least a predetermined period of time;
• e. a cover composed of a thin, flexible sheet having approximately the same shape and area as said barrier;
• and
• f. cover securing means for securing said cover to said barrier zone such that said absorbent layer is contained within a hermetically closed space between said barrier and said cover, said cover securing means including the use of heat having a temperature higher than the flash point of said dermatological fluid, said cover securing means having a tensional stress resistance that permits manual removable of said cover from said barrier, said cover securing means being resistant to degradation by said dermatological fluid for at least a predetermined period of time.

A wipe comprising:

• a. a barrier composed of a sheet that is impermeable to infectious agents and having a surrounding peripheral edge;
• b. an absorbent layer secured to said barrier and having a surrounding peripheral edge and a prewetted area smaller than said barrier;
• c. a reservoir in said barrier adjacent to said absorbent layer, said reservoir being filled with a dermatological fluid that is subsequently absorbed by said absorbent layer prior to use;
• d. a polyolefin absorbent layer adhesive for securing said absorbent layer to said barrier, said absorbent layer being located on said barrier such that said absorbent layer peripheral edge is spaced inwardly from said barrier peripheral edge, providing a zone of said barrier surrounding said absorbent layer, said absorbent layer adhesive being resistant to degradation by said dermatological fluid for at least a predetermined period of time;
• e. a cover composed of a thin, flexible sheet having approximately the same shape and area as said barrier;
• and
• f. a low-melting-point, toluene-treated polyolefin cover adhesive for securing said cover to said barrier zone such that said absorbent layer is contained within a hermetically closed space between said barrier and said cover, said cover adhesive needing heat in order to apply said cover adhesive to secure said cover to said barrier zone, said heat having a temperature higher than the flash point of said dermatological fluid said cover adhesive having a tensional stress resistance that permits manual removable of said cover from said barrier, said cover adhesive being resistant to degradation by said dermatological fluid for at least a predetermined period of time.