Wound closure device
First Claim
1. A device for closing a wound, comprising:
- an elongate, flexible base strip having a bottom surface coated with an adhesive and a top surface opposite the bottom surface;
a plurality of bridging links connected to an inner edge of the base strip in axially-spaced relation, said bridging links extending transversely from the inner edge;
each of said bridging links hingably movable about a hinge section between a first, storage position wherein said bridging links are folded over the top surface of the base strip and a second, extended position wherein said bridging links extend outwardly from said inner edge;
said bridging links each having a first, engaging surface with an adhesive region thereon to adhere to the opposite side of the wound when the bridging links are in said extended position; and
wherein said hinge section is constructed with a fold line that defines a hinge axis in the hinge section, said fold line of said bridging links being positioned outward a distance from said inner edge to define a tab extending outward a predetermined distance from said inner edge when the bridging links are in the first, storage position.
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Abstract
The present development includes an elongated flexible base strip having its bottom surface coated with an adhesive material suitable for adherence to skin and constructed with bridging links spaced along the inner edge of the base strip and extending outwardly therefrom. The inner edge of the base strip is intended to be aligned adjacent to a lip of the wound being treated. Each of the bridging links has an adhesive coated section displaced from the inner edge. In the packaged or stored position, prior to engagement, the bridging links are folded over the upper surface of the adhesive strip about a hinge that is at the joint of the bridging link to the base strip.
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23 Claims
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1. A device for closing a wound, comprising:
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an elongate, flexible base strip having a bottom surface coated with an adhesive and a top surface opposite the bottom surface; a plurality of bridging links connected to an inner edge of the base strip in axially-spaced relation, said bridging links extending transversely from the inner edge; each of said bridging links hingably movable about a hinge section between a first, storage position wherein said bridging links are folded over the top surface of the base strip and a second, extended position wherein said bridging links extend outwardly from said inner edge; said bridging links each having a first, engaging surface with an adhesive region thereon to adhere to the opposite side of the wound when the bridging links are in said extended position; and wherein said hinge section is constructed with a fold line that defines a hinge axis in the hinge section, said fold line of said bridging links being positioned outward a distance from said inner edge to define a tab extending outward a predetermined distance from said inner edge when the bridging links are in the first, storage position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for closing a wound, comprising:
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an elongate, flexible base strip having a bottom surface coated with an adhesive and a top surface opposite the bottom surface; a plurality of bridging links connected to an inner edge of the base strip in axially-spaced relation, said bridging links extending transversely from the inner edge; each of said bridging links hingably movable about a fold line between a first, storage position wherein said bridging links are folded over the top surface of the base strip and a second, extended position wherein said bridging links extend outwardly from said inner edge; said bridging links each having a first, engaging surface having an adhesive region thereon to adhere to the opposite side of the wound when the bridging links are in said extended position; and between each adjacent pair of bridging links, a notch formed in said inner edge, said notch being positioned between each adjacent pair of bridging links such that when said wound closure device is positioned on a first side of the wound and a second, like wound closure device is positioned in facing relation on a second side of the wound opposite the first side and the notches of said wound closure device are in axial alignment with notches of said second, like wound closure device, the bridging links of said wound closure device will be axially offset from bridging links of said second, like wound closure device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A device for closing a wound, comprising:
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an elongate, flexible base strip having a bottom surface coated with an adhesive and a top surface opposite the bottom surface; a plurality of bridging links connected to an inner edge of the base strip in axially-spaced relation, said bridging links extending transversely from the inner edge; each of said bridging links hingably movable about a fold line between a first, storage position wherein said bridging links are folded over the top surface of the base strip and a second, extended position wherein said bridging links extend outwardly from said inner edge; said bridging links each having a first, engaging surface having an adhesive region thereon to adhere to the opposite side of the wound when the bridging links are in said extended position; and one or more layers of material laminated to one or both of;
the first, engaging surface of the bridging links; and
a second surface of the bridging links opposite the first, engaging surface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A device for closing a wound, comprising:
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a first closure strip removably attached to a first surface of a lower protective sheet, said first surface treated with a release agent; a second closure strip removably attached to the first surface of the lower protective sheet, the first and second closure strips in aligned, facing relation; each of said first and second closure strips including an elongate, flexible base strip having a bottom surface coated with an adhesive and a top surface opposite the bottom surface; each of said first and second closure strips including a plurality of bridging links connected to an inner edge of the base strip in axially-spaced relation, said bridging links extending transversely from the inner edge; each of said bridging links hingably movable about a fold line between a first, storage position wherein said bridging links are folded over the top surface of the base strip and a second, extended position wherein said bridging links extend outwardly from said inner edge; said bridging links each having a first, engaging surface having an adhesive region thereon to adhere to the opposite side of the wound when the bridging links are in said extended position; and each of said first and second closure strips including any one or more of; said fold line of said bridging links transversely spaced apart a distance from said inner edge and a transverse extent of each bridging link extending between the inner edge and the fold line defining a tab when the bridging links are in the first, storage position; between each adjacent pair of bridging links, a notch formed in said inner edge, said notch being positioned between each adjacent pair of bridging links such that when said wound closure device is positioned on a first side of the wound and a second, like wound closure device is positioned in facing relation on a second side of the wound opposite the first side and the notches of said wound closure device are in axial alignment with notches of said second, like wound closure device, the bridging links of said wound closure device will be axially offset from bridging links of said second, like wound closure device; and one or more layers of material laminated to one or both of;
the first, engaging surface of the bridging links; and
a second surface of the bridging links opposite the first, engaging surface.
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