EP0081438A2
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Adhesive bandage
Assignee: Nippon Zoki Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1982-12-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-12-09
Abstract
Abstract An adhesive bandage comprising a pad for absorbing a medicine which is separately stored from the pad by means of a medicine covering film interposed between the medicine and the adhesive tape or by means of a capsule enclosing the medicine in it until the bandage is applied to a local site of body such as wound, an adhesive tape carrying the pad thereon, a release sheet provided with a blister portion adapted to placing the medicine in it and attached to the adhesive tape in such a manner that the open side of the blister may face the adhesive tape.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryusaku Konishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:51
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/02; A61F13/0203; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/42; A61L15/44; A61L15/58; A61L2300/00; A61L2300/40; A61L2300/402; A61L2300/404; A61L2300/41; A61L2300/412; A61L2300/418; A61L2300/60; A61L2300/62
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
1 . An aanesive oanaape comprising: a. adhesive tape; b. an absorbent pad carried by the tape; and c. a release sheet releasably attached to the tape on the side of the adhesive; said release sheet having: d. a blister having an open side facing the pad; e. medicine in the blister; and f. means responsive to pressure for causing the medicine in the blister to impregnate the pad.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
1 . An aanesive oanaape comprising: a. adhesive tape; b. an absorbent pad carried by the tape; and c. a release sheet releasably attached to the tape on the side of the adhesive; said release sheet having: d. a blister having an open side facing the pad; e. medicine in the blister; and f. means responsive to pressure for causing the medicine in the blister to impregnate the pad.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 1, wherein the medicine is sealingly stored in the blister portion by means of a medicine covering film interposed between the medicine and the adhesive tape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2, wherein the medicine is held in the blister portion by press through pack.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 3, wherein the medicine covering film is made from a-material selected from the group substantially consisting of alminum film and grassine paper.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 3, wherein perforations are provided on the release sheet at both sides of the blister.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 3, wherein the top of the blister is provided with a V-letter shaped or U-letter shaped recess.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 3, wherein the release sheet is provided with a slit.on a place near one end thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 3, wherein a ring is interposed between the medicine covering film and the pad.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 1, wherein the medicine is encapsulated into a capsule placed in the blister.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
1 0. An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 9, wherein the capsule is made from gelatine.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 9, wherein the medicine is dissolved into or suspended in a vegetable oil selected from the group substantially consisting of sesame, peanut and olive oil.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
1 2. An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 9, wherein the blister portion is designed in a form of superior arc or modified superior arc.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 9, wherein the capsule is designed in a form of sphere, cylinder, cone or square column.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 9, wherein a screen is interposed between the pad and the capsule.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 9, wherein the medicine is selected from the group substantially consisting of sterilizer, disinfectant, wound astringent healing promoter, hemostatic agent, anti-inflammatory agent, antihistamine and looal anastheic.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
1 6. An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 9, wherein the release sheet is provided with a slit at one end thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
17 . An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 9, wherein the medicine is in a form of solution.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
18 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 9, wherein the medicine is in a form of ointment.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
19 . An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 9, wherein the medicine is in a form of grease.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 9, wherein the medicine is in a form of powder.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
34 words
21 . ' An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 9; wherein the pad is made from a material selected from the group substantially consisting of absorbent cotton, unwoven fabric, paper and sponge.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 9, wherein the blister-portion is designed in a form selected from the group substantially consisting of sphere, ellipse, and rectangle.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 9 having a plurality of blisters facing a single pad.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
18 words
An adhesive bandage claimed in Claim 2 or 9, wherein the blister portion and/or the capsule is transparent.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
173 words
An adhesive bandage storable with a non-medicated pad which can be easily and simply converted to a medicated pad prior to application of the bandage to a wound; said adhesive bandage comprising: a. adhesive tape having an adhesive side and an adhesive-free side; and b. an absorbent pad carried by the tape on the adhesive side thereof; and c. a release sheet releasably attached to the tape on the adhesive side thereof; said release sheet having: d. a blister having an open side facing the pad; e. a rupturable film closing the open side of the blister; said rupturable film and said blister together defining a chamber; and f. free-flowing medicine in the chamber; wherein the blister is more rupture-resistant than is the film such that application of pressure on the outside of the blister causes the film to rupture and further causes the medicine to leave the chamber through the rupture in the film and further causes the medicine to impregnate the pad thereby converting the non-medicated pad to a medicated pad.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
173 words
An adhesive bandage storable with a non-medicated pad which can be easily and simply converted to a medicated pad prior to application of the bandage to a wound; said adhesive bandage comprising: a. adhesive tape having an adhesive side and an adhesive-free side; and b. an absorbent pad carried by the tape on the adhesive side thereof; and c. a release sheet releasably attached to the tape on the adhesive side thereof; said release sheet having: d. a blister having an open side facing the pad; e. a rupturable film closing the open side of the blister; said rupturable film and said blister together defining a chamber; and f. free-flowing medicine in the chamber; wherein the blister is more rupture-resistant than is the film such that application of pressure on the outside of the blister causes the film to rupture and further causes the medicine to leave the chamber through the rupture in the film and further causes the medicine to impregnate the pad thereby converting the non-medicated pad to a medicated pad.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
156 words
An adhesive bandage storable with a non-medicated pad which can be easily and simply converted to a medicated pad prior to application of the bandage to a wound; said adhesive bandage comprising: a. adhesive tape having an adhesive side and an adhesive-free side; and b. an absorbent pad carried by the tape on the adhesive side thereof; and c. a release sheet releasably attached to the tape on the adhesive side thereof; said release sheet having: d. a blister having an open side facing the pad; and e. a rupturable capsule in the blister; and f. free-flowing medicine in the capsule; wherein the blister is more rupture-resistant than'is the capsule such that application of pressure on the outside of the blister causes the capsule to rupture and further causes the medicine to leave the capsule through the rupture and further causes the medicine to impregnate the pad thereby converting the non-medicated pad to a medicated pad.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
156 words
An adhesive bandage storable with a non-medicated pad which can be easily and simply converted to a medicated pad prior to application of the bandage to a wound; said adhesive bandage comprising: a. adhesive tape having an adhesive side and an adhesive-free side; and b. an absorbent pad carried by the tape on the adhesive side thereof; and c. a release sheet releasably attached to the tape on the adhesive side thereof; said release sheet having: d. a blister having an open side facing the pad; and e. a rupturable capsule in the blister; and f. free-flowing medicine in the capsule; wherein the blister is more rupture-resistant than'is the capsule such that application of pressure on the outside of the blister causes the capsule to rupture and further causes the medicine to leave the capsule through the rupture and further causes the medicine to impregnate the pad thereby converting the non-medicated pad to a medicated pad.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
173 words
A method of painlessly applying an adhesive bandage to a wound while avoiding decrease in efficacy of the medicine during prior storage; said method comprising: I, providing an adhesive bandage comprising: a, adhesive tape; and b. an absorbent pad carried by the tape; and c . a release sheet releasably attached to the tape on the side of the adhesive; said release sheet having: d. a blister having an open side facing the pad which open side is capable of receiving a pressure-rupturable capsule containing a medicine; and then II. inserting the capsule into the blister; and then III. applying pressure to the pressure-rupturable capsule to release the medicine while confining the medicine to the blister while causing the medicine to leave the blister through its opened end and impregnate the pad thereby forming a freshly-impregnated, medicated pad; . IV. detaching the release sheet from the adhesive tape prior to application of the adhesive bandage to the wound; and ther V. painlessly applying the adhesive bandage with freshly-impregnated, medicated pad to a wound.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
173 words
A method of painlessly applying an adhesive bandage to a wound while avoiding decrease in efficacy of the medicine during prior storage; said method comprising: I, providing an adhesive bandage comprising: a, adhesive tape; and b. an absorbent pad carried by the tape; and c . a release sheet releasably attached to the tape on the side of the adhesive; said release sheet having: d. a blister having an open side facing the pad which open side is capable of receiving a pressure-rupturable capsule containing a medicine; and then II. inserting the capsule into the blister; and then III. applying pressure to the pressure-rupturable capsule to release the medicine while confining the medicine to the blister while causing the medicine to leave the blister through its opened end and impregnate the pad thereby forming a freshly-impregnated, medicated pad; . IV. detaching the release sheet from the adhesive tape prior to application of the adhesive bandage to the wound; and ther V. painlessly applying the adhesive bandage with freshly-impregnated, medicated pad to a wound.
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