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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2000
Durward I. Faries, Jr., McLean, VA (US);
Robert A. Bishop, II, Plano, TX (US);
Medical Products, Inc., Chantilly, VA (US);
Abstract
A perspiration shield takes the form of a multi-layered sheet that is shaped and sized to be placed between adjacent or opposing skin surfaces, such as under the breast, to prevent and absorb perspiration. The multi-layered sheet has an absorbent layer forming one surface of the shield and a silicone gel layer forming another surface of the shield. The silicone gel layer has a soft, tacky texture and readily adheres to the skin but leaves no perceptible residue on the skin when removed. The silicone gel layer closes the pores of the skin with which the layer is in contact, thereby reducing or preventing perspiration from these pores. The absorbent layer absorbs perspiration from the pores of the skin adjacent and opposing the skin surface to which the silicon gel layer is attached and is formed of a material that readily absorbs moisture. The absorbent layer and the silicone gel layer can be secured to each other via an intervening elastomeric layer, or the absorbent and silicone gel layers can be directly attached to each other. The perspiration shield can have a substantially flat, rectangular shape or an arcuate or contoured shape, and is sufficiently flexible to be bent or molded to a degree to substantially conform to the contours of the skin surface over which the shield is attached.