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Reservoir wound dressing

Patent 4499896 Issued on February 19, 1985. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject March 30, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 06/363609 filed on 03/30/1982

US Classes:

602/47, Perforated602/52, Thin polymeric film or adhesive602/57System for adhesive layer release (e.g., release sheet)

Examiners

Primary: Recla, Henry J.
Assistant: Reichle, K. M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Classes

A61F 13/00 (20060101)
A61F 13/02 (20060101)
A61F 13/15 (20060101)

Abstract

A wound dressing for wounds having a significant amount of exudate comprising a conformable, moisture vapor-permeable, liquid water-impermeable first layer containing at least one hole therein through which exudate can pass, and an imperforate, conformable, liquid water-permeable, moisture vapor-permeable second layer attached to the first layer and overlaying the hole or holes in the first layer and forming a reservoir into which the wound exudate can pass and from which the exudate can evaporate.

Other References

  • G D. Winter, "Healing of Skin Wounds and the Influence of Dressings on the Repair Process", Surgical Dressings and Wound Healing, Proceedings of a Symposium held on Jul. 7-8, 1970 at the University of Bradford, ed. Harkiss, pp. 46-60
  • Simpson et al., "A Method of Studying the Performance of Dressings Using a Standard Wound in the Domestic Pig", Surgical Dressings and Wound Healing, Proceedings of a Symposium held on Jul. 7-8, 1970 at the University of Bradford, ed. Harkiss, pp. 70-77
  • U.S. Application Ser. No. 205,344, filed Nov. 10, 1980, entitled "Device and Method of Applying Conformable Thin Adhesive-Coated Films"
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