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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2023
Melissa & Doug, Llc, Wilton, CT (US);
Cristina Ables, Riverview, FL (US);
Jeffrey Butler, Rye Brook, NY (US);
Melissa & Doug, LLC, Wilton, CT (US);
Abstract
A kit for creating and healing a simulated wound includes a fabric patch that can be saturated with a liquid to become translucent. The patch includes an image of a simulated wound, such as a cut, scratch, or abrasion. Water is applied to a person's skin. The patch is applied to the wetted skin and is saturated by the water, causing the fabric forming the patch to become translucent so that the color of the user's skin is at least partially visible through the patch. This creates the illusion that the simulated wound image is an actual injury. The kit also includes a simulated bandage. The bandage has a gripping portion, such as a patch of 'hook' materials from a “hook-and-loop” fastener, on its bottom surface. When the gripping portion of the bandage is contacted with the patch, the gripping portion engages with the fabric so that when the bandage is pulled away from the skin, the patch and the simulated wound are also pulled away from the skin, creating the illusion that the wound has been healed.