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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
James V Cartmell, Xenia, OH (US);
Wayne R Sturtevant, Centerville, OH (US);
Assignee:
NDM Acquisition Corp., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61L / ; C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604307 ; 604304 ; 523111 ; 602 41 ; 602 43 ; 602 44 ; 602 47 ; 602 59 ;
Abstract
A self-adhesive bandage is provided. The bandage comprises a substrate having a first side and a second side and a plurality of layers including a backing layer which forms the first side of the substrate, and an adhesive layer which forms the second side of the substrate. A hydrogel layer is disposed over the second side of the substrate and is made from a polyurethane hydrogel material especially suitable for absorbing bodily fluids, such as wound exudate. Additionally, a plurality of support layers may be interposed between the substrate and the hydrogel layer to provide the bandage with additional support.