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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Teresa Haddock, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Arthur S Hill, Arlington, TX (US);
Shmuel Dabi, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Chicopee, Inc., North Charleston, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
602 52 ; 424433 ; 602 58 ; 604307 ;
Abstract
A surgical dressing consisting of a film which carries an adhesive layer wherein the film has a hydration rate of at least 0.1 g/in.sup.2 /min.; becomes saturated when in contact with water in 3 minutes or less and absorbs at least its own weight of water. The film comprises a polyethylene oxide and a polymer or polymers selected from an ether based polyurethane and a polyether block amide. The dressing finds special use as a IV catheter site cover.