US4302500A
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Breathable surgical adhesive tape
Assignee: TAC 1 Inc A CORP OF DELAWARE
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Filing: 1980-01-07
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Granted: 1981-11-24
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Expires: 2000-01-07
Abstract
Abstract Breathable, surgical adhesive tape. The tape includes a backing formed of continuous nylon filaments which are randomly oriented in a plane and fused together at filament crossover points. Bonded to one side of the backing is a porous adhesive layer composed of fibers embedded in a planar expanse of pressure-sensitive adhesive. The fibers are sized, lengthwise, to prevent penetration into the backing, thus to limit penetration of the adhesive into the backing.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard D. Flora
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 12:04
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/42; A61L15/58; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/08; A61B17/085; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/02; A61F13/0203; A61F13/0226; A61F13/0246; A61F13/0276; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S602/00; Y10S602/903; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249924; Y10T428/24994; Y10T428/24995; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249982; Y10T428/249984; Y10T428/249986; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2848; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/659; Y10T442/69
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
Breathable, surgical adhesive tape comprising: a permeable backing strip sufficiently strong to hold a wound closed when the tape is applied to skin of a human or other animal subject, the backing strip being formed of substantially continuous polymeric filaments which (a) are substantially randomly oriented in a plane, (b) define open spaces through the strip, and (c) are secured together at crossover points; and an adhesive strip comprising a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive bonded to the backing strip, on one side thereof, and forming a laminate therewith, the adhesive strip having a plurality of pores positioned randomly with respect to the open spaces through the backing strip.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
Breathable, surgical adhesive tape comprising: a permeable backing strip sufficiently strong to hold a wound closed when the tape is applied to skin of a human or other animal subject, the backing strip being formed of substantially continuous polymeric filaments which (a) are substantially randomly oriented in a plane, (b) define open spaces through the strip, and (c) are secured together at crossover points; and an adhesive strip comprising a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive bonded to the backing strip, on one side thereof, and forming a laminate therewith, the adhesive strip having a plurality of pores positioned randomly with respect to the open spaces through the backing strip.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of forming a breathable surgical adhesive tape comprising: selecting a permeable backing strip sufficiently strong to hold a wound closed when the tape is applied to the skin of a human or other animal subject, the backing strip being formed of continuous polymeric filaments which are substantially randomly oriented in a plane and secured together at fiber crossover points; selecting an adhesive strip comprising a layer carried on one side of a non-stick liner, such layer being composed of an intrinsically porous planar expanse of pressure-sensitive adhesive; longitudinally aligning the backing strip and the adhesive strip; and pressing the layer against one side of said backing strip to bond the former to the latter.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
116 words
A method of forming a breathable surgical adhesive tape comprising: selecting a permeable backing strip sufficiently strong to hold a wound closed when the tape is applied to the skin of a human or other animal subject, the backing strip being formed of continuous polymeric filaments which are substantially randomly oriented in a plane and secured together at fiber crossover points; selecting an adhesive strip comprising a layer carried on one side of a non-stick liner, such layer being composed of an intrinsically porous planar expanse of pressure-sensitive adhesive; longitudinally aligning the backing strip and the adhesive strip; and pressing the layer against one side of said backing strip to bond the former to the latter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 2 wherein: the backing strip is selected such that the filaments define open spaces through the backing strip; the adhesive strip is selected such that it has a plurality of pores; and the layer is pressed against the one side of the backing strip such that the spaces are positioned randomly with respect to the pores after the pressing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
158 words
Breathable, surgical adhesive tape comprising: a permeable backing strip sufficiently strong to hold a wound closed when the tape is applied to the skin of a human or other animal subject, the backing strip being formed of continuous polymeric filaments which are substantially randomly oriented in a plane, and secured together at crossover points, the distance between adjacent fibers being generally less than a specified dimension; and bonded to one side of the backing strip and forming a laminate therewith, an adhesive strip composed of fibers embedded in a porous planar expanse of pressure-sensitive adhesive, the fibers having lengths substantially greater than the specified dimension to prevent fiber penetration into the backing strip and to inhibit penetration of the adhesive into the backing strip, whereby to inhibit long-term storage problems resulting from cold flow, such as the development of adhesive tackiness on the other side of the backing strip, degradation of adhesive strength and degradation of tape porosity.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
158 words
Breathable, surgical adhesive tape comprising: a permeable backing strip sufficiently strong to hold a wound closed when the tape is applied to the skin of a human or other animal subject, the backing strip being formed of continuous polymeric filaments which are substantially randomly oriented in a plane, and secured together at crossover points, the distance between adjacent fibers being generally less than a specified dimension; and bonded to one side of the backing strip and forming a laminate therewith, an adhesive strip composed of fibers embedded in a porous planar expanse of pressure-sensitive adhesive, the fibers having lengths substantially greater than the specified dimension to prevent fiber penetration into the backing strip and to inhibit penetration of the adhesive into the backing strip, whereby to inhibit long-term storage problems resulting from cold flow, such as the development of adhesive tackiness on the other side of the backing strip, degradation of adhesive strength and degradation of tape porosity.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The tape of claim 4, wherein said specified dimension is between about 10 and 15 mils.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of forming a breathable surgical adhesive tape comprising: selecting a permeable backing strip formed of continuous polymeric filaments which are substantially randomly oriented in a plane and secured together at fiber crossover points, with the spacing between adjacent fibers being generally less than a specified dimension; selecting an adhesive strip comprising a layer carried on one side of a non-stick liner, with such layer being composed of fibers embedded in a porous planar expanse of pressure-sensitive adhesive, and with such fibers having lengths substantially greater than such specified dimension; longitudinally aligning the backing strip and the adhesive strip; and pressing the layer against one side of said backing strip to bond the former to the later, the fibers, because of their relatively great lengths, serving to inhibit penetration of the adhesive into said backing.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of forming a breathable surgical adhesive tape comprising: selecting a permeable backing strip formed of continuous polymeric filaments which are substantially randomly oriented in a plane and secured together at fiber crossover points, with the spacing between adjacent fibers being generally less than a specified dimension; selecting an adhesive strip comprising a layer carried on one side of a non-stick liner, with such layer being composed of fibers embedded in a porous planar expanse of pressure-sensitive adhesive, and with such fibers having lengths substantially greater than such specified dimension; longitudinally aligning the backing strip and the adhesive strip; and pressing the layer against one side of said backing strip to bond the former to the later, the fibers, because of their relatively great lengths, serving to inhibit penetration of the adhesive into said backing.
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