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US 6,888,042 B1Granted
Thin film dressing with absorbent border
AssigneeBristol-Myers Squibb Company
InventorFrank Freeman
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Abstract
A thin film device for medical applications such as a wound dressing including an occlusive layer having an edge portion about at least a portion of the thin film device and a non-continuous, hydrocolloid-containing polymeric support layer overlying the edge portion of the occlusive layer.
Claims24
A thin film device for medical applications comprising:
- a) an occlusive layer having a perimeter and an edge portion about at least a portion of the perimeter of the occlusive layer and a body portion, said body portion being spaced apart from the user;
- b) a non-continuous, hydrocolloid-containing polymeric support layer in the form of a web, net or perforated film, said polymeric support layer being made of a material and constructed so as to permit rapid uptake of body fluids emanating from a wound, overlying the edge portion of the occlusive layer;
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- c) a non-adhering layer attached to the polymeric support layer, said non-adhering layer having an adhesive thereon for attaching to the skin of the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.