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Balanced environment wound dressing
Assignee: Johnson and Johnson
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Filing: 1978-06-29
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Granted: 1980-01-01
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Expires: 1998-06-29
Abstract
Abstract A non-occlusive, non-adherent dressing for wounds, the dressing comprising an imperforate (i.e. continuous) flexible film for contacting the wound, and an absorbent pad backing the wound-contacting film and extending beyond a substantial portion of the periphery of the film, the dressing having vapor transport cavity approximating that of intact human skin. The absorbent pad removes wound exudate from the proximate area of the wound without the pad coming into contact with the open wound itself. The final construction, comprising the film and absorbent backing, permits a measurable amount of moisture vapor to be transmitted (greater than 0.06 mg/cm 2 /hr), thereby greatly reducing the degree of maceration and other problems that may be produced by a fully occlusive dressing.
Inventors
- 👤 Cary B. Linsky
- 👤 David T. Rovee
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-23 12:50
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/22; A61L15/24; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/02; A61F13/0203; A61F13/0206; A61F13/0223; A61F13/023; A61L15/26; A61L15/32; A61L15/42; A61F2013/00089; A61F2013/00157; A61F2013/00182; A61F2013/00217; A61F2013/00246; A61F2013/00263; A61F2013/00361; A61F2013/00365; A61F2013/00519; A61F2013/00727; A61F2013/00731; A61F2013/0074; A61F2013/00744; A61F2013/00846; A61F2013/00855; A61F2013/00876; A61F13/15; A61F13/51; A61F13/514; A61F13/51401; A61F2013/51441; A61F2013/51447; A61F13/53; A61F2013/530481; A61F2013/530802
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A wound dressing comprising an imperforate flexible sheet having a wound cover portion adapted to be placed in contact with and cover a wound, and an absorbent for wound exudate, said absorbent overlying at least a portion of said imperforate flexible sheet and extending beyond at least a portion of the edge of said flexible sheet, wherein said flexible sheet has an adherence of less than about 20 gm/cm 2 and an MVT of at least about 0.08 mg/cm 2 hr, the distance between any point on said wound cover portion of said flexible sheet and an edge of said flexible sheet beyond which said absorbent extends is sufficiently short to prevent accumulation of wound exudate under said wound cover portion, and the MVT of said dressing is at least about 0.06 mg/cm 2 /hr.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A wound dressing comprising an imperforate flexible sheet having a wound cover portion adapted to be placed in contact with and cover a wound, and an absorbent for wound exudate, said absorbent overlying at least a portion of said imperforate flexible sheet and extending beyond at least a portion of the edge of said flexible sheet, wherein said flexible sheet has an adherence of less than about 20 gm/cm 2 and an MVT of at least about 0.08 mg/cm 2 hr, the distance between any point on said wound cover portion of said flexible sheet and an edge of said flexible sheet beyond which said absorbent extends is sufficiently short to prevent accumulation of wound exudate under said wound cover portion, and the MVT of said dressing is at least about 0.06 mg/cm 2 /hr.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The wound dressing of claim 1 wherein said imperforate flexible sheet is a biologically compatible organic polymer film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The wound dressing of claim 2 wherein said organic polymer is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, ionomer, polyurethane, the acrylate polymers and collagen.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The wound dressing of claim 1 wherein said absorbent is selected from the group consisting of the woven and non-woven fabrics, polymerics foams, fiber blends and hydrogels.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The wound dressing of claim 1 wherein said distance is not more than about 5 cm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The wound dressing of claim 5 wherein said distance is not more than 3.8 cm.
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