Thin film surgical dressing with delivery system

Claim 2

An adhesive composite comprising a backing wherein at least one edge of the backing is a delivery strip which is separable by perforations from the remainder of the backing; a pressure sensitive adhesive coated on at least a portion of one surface of the backing; and a liner which is adhered to the delivery strip with sufficient tenacity to result in separation along the perforations of the delivery strip from the remainder of the backing before the liner separates from the delivery strip and which liner is releasably adhered to the remainder of the backing.Iadd., wherein the liner is strip coated with releasing agent such that the portion contacting the delivery strip is free of releasing agent and the portion contacting the remainder of the film has releasing agent. .Iaddend.

Claim 3

The composite of claim 1 wherein the backing is a polymeric film.

Claim 4

The adhesive composite of claim 2 wherein the adhesive coated film has moisture/vapor transmission rate of at least 300 g/m 2 /24 hrs/37° C./100-10% RH and the adhesive is biocompatible.

Claim 5

The adhesive composite of claim 3 wherein the film is transparent. .[.5. The adhesive composite of claim 2 wherein the liner is strip coated with releasing agent such that the portion contacting the delivery strip is free of releasing agent and the portion contacting the remainder of the

Claim 6

film has releasing agent..]. 6. The adhesive composite of claim .[.5.].

Claim 7

.Iadd.1 .Iaddend.wherein the releasing agent is silicone. 7. The adhesive composite of claim .[.5.]. .Iadd.1 .Iaddend.wherein the adhesion of the pressure sensitive adhesive coated on the delivery strip to the liner is

Claim 8

increased by irradiation. 8. The adhesive composite of claim 7 wherein the pressure sensitive adhesive is a copolymer of iso-octylacrylate and

Claim 9

acrylamide. 9. The adhesive composite of claim 2 wherein the film has two delivery strips at opposing edges of the film and the liner is comprised of at least a first segment and a second segment wherein the first segment is adhered to one delivery strip and the second segment is adhered to the

Claim 10

opposing delivery strip. 10. The adhesive composite of claim 2 wherein the film has a delivery strip at one edge and pull tab at the opposing edge.

Claim 11

. The adhesive composite of claim 10 wherein the pull tab is releasably adhered to the film with greater tenacity than the adhesion of releasable

Claim 12

portions of the liner. 12. A method of applying a thin flexible adhesive coated film to a substrate wherein the film has a delivery strip 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 delivery strip portion of the film with sufficient tenacity to result in separation of the delivery strip from the remainder of the film before the liner-delivery strip bond fails and which is releasably adhered to the remainder of the film.Iadd., wherein the liner is strip coated with releasing agent such that the portion contacting the delivery strip is free of releasing agent and the portion contacting the remainder of the film has releasing agent, .Iaddend.comprising: removing the liner from the substrate contacting surface of film; placing the substrate contacting surface in intimate contact with the skin; and separating the liner and delivery strip from the film.

Claim 13

portions of the liner. 12. A method of applying a thin flexible adhesive coated film to a substrate wherein the film has a delivery strip 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 delivery strip portion of the film with sufficient tenacity to result in separation of the delivery strip from the remainder of the film before the liner-delivery strip bond fails and which is releasably adhered to the remainder of the film.Iadd., wherein the liner is strip coated with releasing agent such that the portion contacting the delivery strip is free of releasing agent and the portion contacting the remainder of the film has releasing agent, .Iaddend.comprising: removing the liner from the substrate contacting surface of film; placing the substrate contacting surface in intimate contact with the skin; and separating the liner and delivery strip from the film.