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US 9,549,736 B2Granted
Sutureless wound closure
AssigneeDeva Medical Ventures Limited
InventorsAnthony Barcroft, Peter Brownson
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Abstract
The present invention resides in a sutureless wound closure device for external use. The device comprises a base layer for fixing the device to skin and an upper layer. The base layer includes an aperture therein. The upper layer has a first end anchored to the base layer and a second, opposite end that includes fixing means to attach the end to the base layer and close the aperture in the base layer.
Claims18
A sutureless wound closure device comprising:
- a) a base layer for attaching the device to skin;
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- b) an upper tensioning layer having a first end anchored to the base layer and a second, opposite free end configured to attach to the base layer,
- wherein the base layer defines an aperture entirely surrounded by a material of the base layer, and, when in use, the aperture is entirely covered by the upper tensioning layer, the aperture having a width and a length greater than the width, and the aperture being sized to surround an incision or wound in the skin;
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- wherein attaching the second end of the upper tensioning layer to the base layer narrows the width of the aperture.
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