Wound dressing with advanced fluid handling

A wound dressing, which comprises:

• an absorbent member defining a distal wound-facing surface and an opposed proximal surface, the distal wound facing surface defining a surface area;
• a porous contact layer defining a distal window extending therethrough, the porous contact layer including a thin film membrane having a pressure sensitive, wound-side adhesive on a distal side thereof and a continuous coating of a construction adhesive on a proximal side thereof, and wherein the proximal side of the porous contact layer is adhered to the distal wound facing surface of the absorbent member such that at least about 50 percent of the surface area of the distal side of the absorbent member is exposed to a distal side of the wound dressing through the distal window;
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• a backing layer including a patterned coating of the construction adhesive on a distal side thereof, the backing layer adhered to the proximal side of the absorbent member by the patterned coating of the construction adhesive, the construction adhesive configured to permit separation of the backing layer from the absorbent member upon swelling of the absorbent member.