WOUND DRESSING RETAINER
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1. A wound dressing retainer comprising:
- a layer of sheet material having a first surface adapted to face in a first direction toward a patient'"'"'s skin;
an adhesive coating on said first surface for securing said layer of sheet material to a patient'"'"'s skin;
a plurality of barbs secured to a second surface of said layer of sheet material, said second surface being parallel to the first surface and facing in a second direction opposite to said first direction, and each of said barbs protruding away from the second surface of said layer in a direction oblique with respect to said first and second surfaces, said barbs being tapered whereby they can pass between adjacent yarns in a gauze bandage and prevent the gauze bandage from moving by gravity or inertia in one direction parallel to said first and second surfaces, while allowing the gauze bandage to be disconnected from the device by movement of the gauze bandage in a direction opposite to said one direction.
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Abstract
A wound dressing retainer is composed of a layer of flexible sheet material having a first surface for adhesion to a patient'"'"'s skin, and a second surface having a plurality of oblique barbs for penetrating interstices of a gauze bandage, and thereby retaining the gauze bandage against sliding movement.
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20 Claims
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1. A wound dressing retainer comprising:
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a layer of sheet material having a first surface adapted to face in a first direction toward a patient'"'"'s skin; an adhesive coating on said first surface for securing said layer of sheet material to a patient'"'"'s skin; a plurality of barbs secured to a second surface of said layer of sheet material, said second surface being parallel to the first surface and facing in a second direction opposite to said first direction, and each of said barbs protruding away from the second surface of said layer in a direction oblique with respect to said first and second surfaces, said barbs being tapered whereby they can pass between adjacent yarns in a gauze bandage and prevent the gauze bandage from moving by gravity or inertia in one direction parallel to said first and second surfaces, while allowing the gauze bandage to be disconnected from the device by movement of the gauze bandage in a direction opposite to said one direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wound dressing comprising:
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a gauze bandage; a layer of sheet material having a first surface facing in a first direction toward, said first surface being attached to a patient'"'"'s skin; a plurality of barbs secured to a second surface of said layer of sheet material, said second surface being parallel to the first surface and facing in a second direction opposite to said first direction, and each of said barbs protruding away from the second surface of said layer in a third direction oblique with respect to first and second surfaces, said barbs extending between adjacent yarns in said gauze bandage and preventing the gauze bandage from moving by gravity or inertia in one direction parallel to said first and second surfaces, while allowing the gauze bandage to be disconnected from the device by movement of the gauze bandage in a direction opposite to said one direction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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