Molnlycke Health Care Ab

Molnlycke Ab

Mölnlycke Heath Care Ab

Tomas Fabo

Anna Svensby

Bengt Söderström

Bengt Soderstrom

Ulf Johannison

Dennis Hansson

Bengt W Lindquist

Rolf Abrahamsson

Jenny Kelvered

A stiffening layer for facilitating application of a plastic film to skin, the plastic film being a component in a wound dressing or other medical device and having the stiffening layer removably attached to one side thereof, at least a part of the other side of the film being provided with a layer of self-adhering adhesive. The stiffening layer is made of a stretchable material having a thickness of between 0.5-10 mm. The stiffening layer covers the whole area of the film and is divided into two or more portions by cutting line or lines.

Stiffening layer for facilitating application of a plastic film to skin

Provided is a fixation device for retaining a skin penetrating medical device, such as a cannula, on the skin of a patient. The fixation device includes a retaining component including a support layer having an adhesive coating, and a landing zone component, including a support layer having an adhesive coating, the landing zone component being adapted to be adhesively attached to the skin around the point of penetration. The retaining component acts as a skin-contacting component and is adapted to be applied on top of the landing zone component, and at least partially cover the medical device, such that the adhesive coating of the retaining component is applied to the support layer of the landing zone component. The adhesive coating of the retaining component includes a first adhesive, and the adhesive coating of the landing zone component includes a second adhesive, the first adhesive being different from the second adhesive.

Fixation device

Provided is a film dressing that includes a thin plastic film coated with an adhesive, and a carrier layer applied on the plastic film on a side opposite to the adhesive coating. The adhesive coating has a softness of 10-22 mm and a weight per unit area of 50 g/mor more.

Sealing film dressing

The present invention relates to a dressing () for protecting the skin around objects projecting out from the skin, the dressing including a first liquid impermeable film layer () coated with a skin friendly adhesive () on the lower side thereof, i.e. the side intended to adhere to the skin when the dressing is used. According to the invention a body () of absorbent material is enclosed between the first film layer () and a second liquid impermeable film layer (), the second film layer being affixed to the first film layer in parts extending beyond the periphery of the body of absorbent material, and the dressing includes an element () for facilitating passing of an object projecting out from the skin through the dressing.

Dressing for protecting the skin around objects projecting out therefrom

A component is suitable for protecting skin around an opening in the skin or around a stoma. The component can be formed from a carrier (') that is enclosed between layers of soft and skin-compatible adhesive (&#x2032;), and the adhesive has a softness of 8-22 mm. The adherence of the adhesive to dry skin can be 0.2-3 N/25 mm.

Component for forming a seal around an opening in the skin

An article () of a medical and technical nature intended to be affixed to skin, or a component for affixing a medical article or part thereof to skin, which article or component comprises a layer of carrier material () that has a layer () of a soft skin-friendly adhesive on one side, and a protection layer () that protects the adhesive layer before use of the article or component and is affixed to the adhesive layer in such a way that it is releasable. According to the invention, the protection layer () is provided with a pattern of projections () on the side facing towards the adhesive layer () and a reinforcing layer () is arranged on the layer of carrier material (), on the opposite side to the side that has the layer of soft skin-friendly adhesive, in such a way that it can be removed.

Article or component of a medical and technical nature for affixing a medical article or part thereof to skin, provided with a releasable protection layer

The present invention relates to a film dressing comprising a thin plastic film () coated with an adhesive (). In accordance with the invention, the adhesive () has a softness of 10-22 mm, and the adhesive coating has a weight per unit area of 50 g/mor more.

The present invention relates to a component () making it easier to fasten a stoma bandage () to skin. According to the invention, the component comprises a plastic film () coated with a layer () of a soft and skin-compatible silicone elastomer which adheres to skin. The component also has a through-opening () intended to be applied around a stoma.

Component making it easier to fasten a stoma bandage to skin

The present invention relates to a self-adhesive dressing comprising a layer () of spunlace nonwoven material and attached thereto a layer () of adhesive. In accordance with the invention, the dressing is stretchable in a first direction (MD) corresponding to the machine direction of the nonwoven material and in a second direction (CD) perpendicular to the first direction, in conjunction with which the resistance to stretching is less than 10 N/25 mm in both the first (MD) and the second (CD) directions in the case of stretching of less than or equal to 5%.

Self-adhesive dressing

A method of fastening a liquid-impervious sheet (7) to a wound pad (5) that is comprised of an elastic, hydrophilic material and that will expand in all directions when absorbing fluid. The pad (5) is stretched to a given extent both longitudinally and transversally in the plane of the pad and a flat liquid-impervious sheet (7) is then applied to the stretched pad and the load acting on the pad is removed. An absorbent dressing that includes an inventive wound pad (13) is also disclosed.

Method of securing a liquid impervious sheet to a wound pad

Hypertrophic scar dressing

Method and an arrangement for manufacturing wound dressings, and a wound

Absorbent wound dressing

A wound dressing for use with exuding wounds is provided comprising a porous hydrophobic layer adapted to directly contact the wound during use and an adjacent absorbent layer attached to said hydrophobic layer, said hydrophobic layer comprised of an elastic net-like porous reinforcing component substantially completely encapsulated by a soft and elastic hydrophobic gel while retaining the porosity of said reinforcing component, said hydrophobic layer thus including openings which permit wound exudate to pass through said hydrophobic layer to be absorbed by said outer absorbent layer.

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Tomas Fabo