3m Innovative Properties Company

Joseph M Hommes

Donald George Peterson

Michael D Determan

Kiu-Yuen Tse

Michael R Plumb

Jennifer N Hanson

Matthew H Fryxell

Anila Prabhu

Richard L Jacobson

Steven B Heinecke

Deena M Conrad-Vlasak

The disclosed medical dressing has a dressing body and a flap. The dressing body has a first major surface and opposite second major surface containing a skin-contact adhesive. The flap has a fixed end integrally connected to the dressing body and a movable free end. The second major surface of the flap has a securing adhesive for contact with the first major surface of the dressing body.

Medical dressing comprising a flap

A medical dressing () with a dressing body () and a flap (). The flap can include a fixed end () coupled to the dressing body, and a free end () movable with respect to the dressing body between a first position and a second position in which the free end is positioned in overlapping relationship with the dressing body. A second major surface () of at least the free end of the flap can be configured to be secured to the dressing body, and the flap can be located toward a proximal end of the dressing body, such that a distal portion of the dressing body is free of the flap. The dressing body can be adhered to skin with a skin-contact adhesive (e.g., a silicone adhesive) (), and the flap can be secured to the dressing body with a securing adhesive (e.g. an acrylate adhesive) () that can have a higher adhesion or adhesive strength.

Medical dressing

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Saint Paul, MN, United States of America

Joseph M Hommes