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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kathleen Siegwart, Milford, NJ (US);
Jennifer Mueller, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Vincent Petersack, Eastampton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 ;
Abstract
An adhesive bandage having a backing material; an adhesive applied to at least one second major surface of the backing material; and a wound contacting pad secured to the backing by a portion of said adhesive. The bandage has a tapered portion and a non-tapered portion. The length of the tapered portion of the bandage ranges from about 30% to about 70% of the total length of the bandage.