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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2018
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Amy K. McNulty, Stillwater, MN (US);
Robert T. Fitzsimons, Jr., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kurt J. Halverson, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Bryan A. Baker, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jana Ninkovic, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jie Liu, Woodbury, MN (US);
Minghua Dai, Plymouth, MN (US);
Wei Zhang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Kiu-Yuen Tse, Woodbury, MN (US);
David R. Holm, Hudson, WI (US);
Graham M. Clarke, Woodbury, MN (US);
Federica Sgolastra, St. Paul, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An article, including a network of interconnected polymeric strands; wherein each of the interconnected polymeric strands has a first surface adapted to contact a tissue site and a second surface opposite the first surface; wherein at least one of the interconnected polymeric stand has a plurality of features extending from the first surface of the interconnected polymeric strands; wherein at least one of the interconnected polymeric strands is non-linear; a plurality of openings between adjacent interconnected polymeric strands; an adhesive layer in contact with the second surface of the interconnected polymeric strands; and a filler in contact with the adhesive layer, the adhesive layer in between the network of interconnected polymeric strands and the filler; wherein the article is a negative pressure wound therapy article.