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Wound dressing
Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1989-07-19
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Granted: 1992-10-06
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Expires: 2009-07-19
Abstract
Abstract A wound dressing includes a transparent vapor and gas permeable polymeric film which has an adhesive coated surface. A pair of liners or release sheets cover the adhesive coated surface and the liners define overlapping gripping flaps. Additional adhesive strips are positioned at opposed edges of the film and interposed between the adhesive coated surface of the film and the liners. Increased adhesion of the film to the liners occurs at the adhesive strips. The film is perforated adjacent the adhesive strips.
Inventors
- 👤 Adrian L. Faasse, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 13:31
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/22; A61L15/26; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/02; A61F13/023; A61L15/42; A61L15/58; A61F2013/00361; A61F2013/00795; A61F2013/008; A61F2013/00812; A61F2013/00817; A61F2013/00855; A61F2013/00868; A61F2013/00897; A61F2013/00982; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1462; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24273; Y10T428/24281; Y10T428/24322; Y10T428/24777; Y10T428/28; Y10T428/2839; Y10T428/2848
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A wound dressing comprising a film wherein at least one edge of the film is an edge portion which is separable by perforations from the remainder of the film; a pressure sensitive adhesive coated on at least a portion of one surface of the film; and a liner which is adhered to the edge portion with sufficient tenacity to result in separation along the perforations of the edge portion from the remainder of the film before the liner separates from the edge portion and which liner is releasably adhered to the remainder of the film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A wound dressing comprising a film wherein at least one edge of the film is an edge portion which is separable by perforations from the remainder of the film; a pressure sensitive adhesive coated on at least a portion of one surface of the film; and a liner which is adhered to the edge portion with sufficient tenacity to result in separation along the perforations of the edge portion from the remainder of the film before the liner separates from the edge portion and which liner is releasably adhered to the remainder of the film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
The wound dressing of claim 1 wherein the film is a polymeric film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The wound dressing of claim 2 wherein the film is transparent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The wound dressing of claim 3 wherein the film has two edge portions at opposing edges of the film and the liner is comprised of at least a first liner and a second liner wherein the first segment is adhered to one edge portion and the second segment is adhered to the opposing edge portion.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of applying a thin flexible adhesive coated film to a substrate wherein the film has an edge portion along at least one edge thereof which is separable from the remainder of the film and a liner adhered to the adhesive-coated surface of the film which liner is adhered to the edge portion of the film with sufficient tenacity to result in separation of the edge portion from the remainder of the film before the liner edge portion bond fails and which is releasably adhered to the remainder of the film comprising: removing the liner from the substrate contacting surface of film; placing the substrate contacting surface in intimate contact with the substrate; and separating the liner and edge portion from the film.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of applying a thin flexible adhesive coated film to a substrate wherein the film has an edge portion along at least one edge thereof which is separable from the remainder of the film and a liner adhered to the adhesive-coated surface of the film which liner is adhered to the edge portion of the film with sufficient tenacity to result in separation of the edge portion from the remainder of the film before the liner edge portion bond fails and which is releasably adhered to the remainder of the film comprising: removing the liner from the substrate contacting surface of film; placing the substrate contacting surface in intimate contact with the substrate; and separating the liner and edge portion from the film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
131 words
A wound dressing comprising a film wherein at least one edge of the film is an edge portion which is separable by perforations from the remainder of the film; a pressure sensitive adhesive coated on at least a portion of one surface of the film; and a liner which is adhered to the edge portion by means of a strip of splicing tape having an adhesive coated surface contacting said liner and another adhesive coated surface contacting said edge portion, said splicing tape adhering said liner and said edge portion together with sufficient tenacity to result in separation along the perforations of the edge portion from the remainder of the film before the liner separates from the edge portion and which liner is releasably adhered to the remainder of the film.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
131 words
A wound dressing comprising a film wherein at least one edge of the film is an edge portion which is separable by perforations from the remainder of the film; a pressure sensitive adhesive coated on at least a portion of one surface of the film; and a liner which is adhered to the edge portion by means of a strip of splicing tape having an adhesive coated surface contacting said liner and another adhesive coated surface contacting said edge portion, said splicing tape adhering said liner and said edge portion together with sufficient tenacity to result in separation along the perforations of the edge portion from the remainder of the film before the liner separates from the edge portion and which liner is releasably adhered to the remainder of the film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
67 words
The wound dressing of claim 6 wherein the film has two edge portions at opposing edges of the film and the liner is comprised of at least a first liner and a second liner wherein the first segment is adhered to one edge portion by one strip of splicing tape and the second segment is adhered to the opposing edge portion by another strip of splicing tape.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The wound dressing of claim 6 wherein said splicing tape comprises a polyester film having a silicone rubber adhesive coating.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The wound dressing of claim 6 wherein said film is a transparent polyurethane material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The wound dressing of claim 6 wherein said pressure sensitive adhesive coated on said film is an acrylate adhesive.
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