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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1995
Michael R Lavender, Chicago, IL (US);
David D Rhodes, Cary, IL (US);
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
A reclosable wound cover having a base for securement to the skin surfaces of a patient surrounding a wound and having a reclosable, transparent cover is disclosed. The base is formed of a barrier layer of soft, conformable fluid-absorbing, adhesive material and a thin, elastomeric backing layer which covers a surface of the barrier layer opposite from its skin-contacting surface. The cover includes a planar, transparent cover film which allows for visual inspection of the underlying wound through an opening in the base. The cover is smaller than the perimeter of the base so that lifting forces applied to the cover will not tend to separate the base from the skin surfaces of the patient and so that the cover does not contact the skin surfaces of the patient. An adhesive border is secured along the peripheral edge of the cover for releasably securing it to the backing layer of the base. Adhesive border has a greater affinity for remaining secured to the cover film and to the backing layer of the base and may take the form of an opaque strip of double-sided adhesive tape. A hinge is provided along one linear edge of the perimeter of the cover film for guiding the cover between an open position and a closed position in which the perimeter of the cover film lies within the perimeter of the base and the adhesive border is secured to the backing layer of the base.