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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MENDING SKIN OPENINGS

  • US 20090177227A1
  • Filed: 01/07/2008
  • Published: 07/09/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for closing and promoting scar-free healing of an opening in living skin tissue, comprising:

  • a first elongated connecting strip configured to adhere to the skin on a first side of a skin opening comprising a first inner face configured to permit a knife to pass along the first inner face to trim the skin adhered to the first connecting strip flush with the first inner face;

    a second elongated connecting strip configured to adhere to the skin on a second side of the skin opening comprising a second inner face configured to permit a knife to pass along the second inner face to trim the skin adhered to the second connecting strip flush with the second inner face; and

    a slider configured to slide along the first and second connecting strips to zip the connecting strips together to form a seam with the first inner face held adjacent to the second inner face and the skin trimmed along the first and second inner faces held together in a butt-joined relation to promote scar-free healing of the skin opening.

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