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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas H Gilman, Spring Grove, IL (US);
Eric D Ellingson, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hollister Incorporated, Libertyville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
602 57 ; 602 44 ; 602 52 ; 602 54 ; 602 55 ; 602 59 ;
Abstract
A thin film wound dressing is disclosed in which a thin, transparent, vapor-transmitting elastomeric film is coated along its underside with a suitable pressure-sensitive adhesive for securing the dressing to a patient's skin. Prior to use, the adhesive layer is protected by a removable release liner. The opposite (upper) surface of the film has a removable backing layer with a multiplicity of wide openings or foramina separated from each other by connecting strip portions, and at least some of the strip portions preferably terminate in free ends along a peripheral edge of the film.