EP0353972A1
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A novel discontinuous adhesive surface
Assignee: Kendall Co
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Filing: 1989-07-31
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-07-31
Abstract
Abstract Novel tapes or bandages comprising a backing material carrying a discontinuous adhesive layer on a surface thereof, the discontinuous adhesive layer consisting essentially of spaced small individual adhesive deposits. In the disclosed embodiments, the adhesive deposits may advantageously incorporate a drug delivery system and/or provide improved repositionability of the tape or bandage.
Inventors
- 👤 Shiro George Takemoto
- 👤 Robert Winston Etheredge, Iii
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 08:43
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/70; A61K9/7023; A61K9/703; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/00051; A61F13/00063; A61F13/02; A61F13/0203; A61F13/0206; A61F13/0223; A61F13/0226; A61F13/0246; A61F13/025; A61F13/0253; A61K9/7084; A61K9/7092; C; C09; C09J; C09J7/00; C09J7/30; C09J7/38; A61F2013/00361; A61F2013/00727; A61F2013/00761; A61F2013/00774; A61F2013/00855; A61F2013/00902; A61F2013/00906; C09J2301/00; C09J2301/20; C09J2301/204
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
33 words
In an article of manufacture comprising a backing material carrying a discontinuous adhesive layer on a surface thereof; the improvement wherein the discontinuous adhesive layer consists essentially of spaced small individual adhesive deposits.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
33 words
In an article of manufacture comprising a backing material carrying a discontinuous adhesive layer on a surface thereof; the improvement wherein the discontinuous adhesive layer consists essentially of spaced small individual adhesive deposits.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
An article in the form of an adhesive tape comprising a backing material having on one surface thereof a patternwise deposition of small spaced pressure sensitive adhesive particles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
An article in the form of an adhesive tape comprising a backing material having on one surface thereof a patternwise deposition of small spaced pressure sensitive adhesive particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
An article in the form of an adhesive bandage comprising a backing material carrying on one surface thereof an absorbent pad for placement as a wound dressing and an adhesive layer for adhering said bandage to the skin in which the said adhesive layer consists essentially of individually spaced small adhesive deposits.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
An article in the form of an adhesive bandage comprising a backing material carrying on one surface thereof an absorbent pad for placement as a wound dressing and an adhesive layer for adhering said bandage to the skin in which the said adhesive layer consists essentially of individually spaced small adhesive deposits.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
An article of manufacture comprising a vapour and oxygen-permeable backing material carrying a discontinuous adhesive layer on one surface thereof, in which the discontinuous adhesive layer consists essentially of substantially uniformly spaced small individual pressure sensitive medical grade adhesive deposits.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
An article of manufacture comprising a vapour and oxygen-permeable backing material carrying a discontinuous adhesive layer on one surface thereof, in which the discontinuous adhesive layer consists essentially of substantially uniformly spaced small individual pressure sensitive medical grade adhesive deposits.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
64 words
An article in the form of an adhesive bandage comprising a vapour- and oxygen-permeable backing material carrying on one surface thereof an absorbent pad for placement as a wound dressing and a medical grade adhesive layer for adhering said bandage to the skin; the improvement wherein said adhesive layer consists essentially of substantially uniform individually spaced small adhesive deposits arranged in a geometric pattern.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
64 words
An article in the form of an adhesive bandage comprising a vapour- and oxygen-permeable backing material carrying on one surface thereof an absorbent pad for placement as a wound dressing and a medical grade adhesive layer for adhering said bandage to the skin; the improvement wherein said adhesive layer consists essentially of substantially uniform individually spaced small adhesive deposits arranged in a geometric pattern.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
An article as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 5 in which the said adhesive deposits are of varying size.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
An article as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 6 in which the said adhesive deposits are substantially hemi-spherical.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
An article as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 7 in which the said adhesive deposits are more densely positioned along at least one edge than in the central portion of the said backing material.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
59 words
An article as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 8 in which some of the said adhesive deposits contain a first material and others of the adhesive deposits contain other materials which may or may not be compatible with each other or with the first material, incompatible materials being located separate from each other in different deposits.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
An article as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 8 in which the said adhesive deposits contain one or more compatible or incompatible medicinal and/or cosmetic agents.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
An article as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 10 in which the said adhesive deposits are arranged on the said backing material in a geometric pattern.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
An article as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 11 in which there are 30 to 1100 deposits of adhesive per sq. cm.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
An article as claimed in any one of Claims 1 to 12 in which the deposits leave 10% to 95% open area which is adhesiveless on the backing sheet.
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