Occlusive dressing with release sheet having extended tabs

An occlusive dressing for wound care, comprising a skin-contacting barrier layer of soft, pliant, fluid-absorbing, adhesive material, said barrier layer having a perimeter around a skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer;

• a release sheet of thin, flexible and tearable sheet material removably covering the skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer;
• and a thin elastomeric backing layer extending along the surface of said barrier layer opposite from said release sheet, wherein the improvement comprises
• said release sheet comprising a line of separation dividing said sheet into two immediately adjacent separable sections, the line of separation comprising a series of alternating slits and connecting segments;
• said separable sections each comprising opposite edges along said slits normally held in contiguous relation by said connecting segments and an extended tab which is adjacent to said line of separation and projects outward beyond the perimeter of said skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer for facilitating removal of said separable sections therefrom.

An occlusive dressing for wound care, comprising a skin-contacting barrier layer of soft, pliant, fluid-absorbing, adhesive material, said barrier layer having a perimeter around a skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer;

• a release sheet of thin, flexible and tearable sheet material removably covering the skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer;
• and a thin elastomeric backing layer extending along the surface of said barrier layer opposite from said release sheet, wherein the improvement comprises
• said release sheet comprising a line of separation dividing said sheet into immediately adjacent first and second separable sections, said first separable section substantially larger than said second separable section;
• said first and second separable sections each comprising an extended tab which is adjacent to said line of separation and projects outward beyond the perimeter of said skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer for facilitating removal of said first and second separable sections therefrom.

An occlusive dressing for wound care, comprising a skin-contacting barrier layer of soft, pliant, fluid-absorbing, adhesive material, said barrier layer having a perimeter around a skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer;

• a release sheet of thin, flexible and tearable sheet material removably covering the skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer;
• and a thin elastomeric backing layer extending along the surface of said barrier layer opposite from said release sheet, wherein the improvement comprises
• said release sheet comprising a pair of opposite edges and a line of separation dividing said sheet into immediately adjacent separable sections, said line of separation extending between said opposite edges;
• said separable sections each comprising an extended tab, said extended tabs extending from one of said opposite edges of said release sheet, said extended tabs comprising inner edges to form a predetermined gap between the inner edges, said extended tabs adjacent to said line of separation such that said line of separation intersects said gap, and said extended tabs projecting outward beyond the perimeter of said skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer for facilitating removal of said first and second separable sections therefrom.

An occlusive dressing for wound care, comprising a skin-contacting barrier layer of soft, pliant, fluid-absorbing, adhesive material, said barrier layer having a perimeter around a skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer;

• a release sheet of thin, flexible and tearable sheet material removably covering the skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer;
• and a thin elastomeric backing layer extending along the surface of said barrier layer opposite from said release sheet, wherein the improvement comprises
• said release sheet said release sheet comprising a pair of opposite edges and a line of separation dividing said release sheet into immediately adjacent separable sections, said line of separation extending between said pair of opposite edges;
• said separable sections each comprising first and second extended tabs, said first extended tab extending from one of said pair of opposite edges of said release sheet, said second extended tab extending from the other of said pair of opposite edges, said first and second extended tabs comprising inner edges spaced from said line of separation by an edge portion, and said extended tabs projecting outward beyond the perimeter of said skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer for facilitating removal of said first and second separable sections therefrom.

An occlusive dressing for wound care, comprising a skin-contacting barrier layer of soft, pliant, fluid-absorbing, adhesive material, said barrier layer having a perimeter around a skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer;

• a release sheet of thin, flexible and tearable sheet material removably covering the skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer;
• and a thin elastomeric backing layer extending along the surface of said barrier layer opposite from said release sheet, wherein the improvement comprises
• said release sheet comprising a line of separation dividing said sheet into two immediately adjacent separable sections wherein at least one of said separable sections comprises a visible locator stripe extending along said line of separation;
• said separable sections each comprising an extended tab which is adjacent to said line of separation and projects outward beyond the perimeter of said skin-contacting surface of said barrier layer for facilitating removal of said separable sections therefrom.