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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frank Freeman, Abaco, BS;
Assignee:
E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; A61L / ; A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424448 ; 424447 ; 602 44 ; 602 47 ; 602 49 ; 602 50 ; 602 54 ;
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention a novel wound dressing providing superior absorption and preventing leakage is disclosed. The present dressing comprises a hydrocolloid-containing polymeric support layer either continuous or non-continuous and an occlusive backing layer overlying the support. In a preferred embodiment the present dressing further includes an adhesive on a skin-contacting surface of the support and an absorbent region interposed between the support and the backing layer.