Skin closure means
First Claim
1. Means for closing skin separations comprising a pair of sheet-like elements each having opposite side surfaces and adjacent side edges, an adhesive substance applied to corresponding side surfaces of each of said elements for attaching the elements to the skin adjacent to a skin separation with the side edges of said elements extending respectively along and closely adjacent to opposite sides of the skin separation, cooperating means on each of said sheet-like elements extending along the respective side edges thereof on the opposite sides thereof from the adhesive substance, the cooperating means and the adjacent sheet side edges on said elements being movable into abutment to close the skin separation, and elongated channel shaped means having continuous opposed edges extending substantially continuously the full length of the cooperating means cooperatively removably engaged with said cooperating means on said elements to hold said cooperating means together in abutment, said channel shaped means applying substantially uniform pressure to hold the elements together along the length of the engagement between the channel shaped means and the cooperating abuting means on the adjacent sheets.
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Abstract
Improvements in skin closures includng a device for uniting and holding separable closure members and skin portions attached thereto accurately together and to prevent separation thereof by forces which might otherwise cause the united members to separate. The subject construction also includes portions for accurately aligning and holding the separated edges of a skin wound or incision together during healing in such a way as to minimize or prevent the formation of scar tissue. The subject closures are easy to apply quickly and accurately even under adverse conditions such as in first-aid treatment during emergencies, under disaster and wartime conditions, in emergency wards, in field, forest and wilderness situations and also under more controlled conditions such as in operating rooms and doctors'"'"' offices particularly as the final step in completing a skin closure.
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20 Claims
- 1. Means for closing skin separations comprising a pair of sheet-like elements each having opposite side surfaces and adjacent side edges, an adhesive substance applied to corresponding side surfaces of each of said elements for attaching the elements to the skin adjacent to a skin separation with the side edges of said elements extending respectively along and closely adjacent to opposite sides of the skin separation, cooperating means on each of said sheet-like elements extending along the respective side edges thereof on the opposite sides thereof from the adhesive substance, the cooperating means and the adjacent sheet side edges on said elements being movable into abutment to close the skin separation, and elongated channel shaped means having continuous opposed edges extending substantially continuously the full length of the cooperating means cooperatively removably engaged with said cooperating means on said elements to hold said cooperating means together in abutment, said channel shaped means applying substantially uniform pressure to hold the elements together along the length of the engagement between the channel shaped means and the cooperating abuting means on the adjacent sheets.
- 13. Means for closing skin separations comprising a pair of separable members each having a side edge adapted to be moved into edge-to-edge abutment, said members having opposite surfaces corresponding ones of which have a surface layer of an adhesive thereon for attaching it to the skin, abutment means on each of said members on the opposite surface from the adhesive and extending along and contiguous to the said respective side edges to be moved into edge-to-edge abutment, and other means including an elongated closure member constructed of a stiff but somewhat resilient material, said closure member having continuous opposed edges being shaped and constructed to embrace the adjacent abutment means substantially along the full length of abutment of the abutment means on said members to hold the abutment means and the corresponding abutting edges of said members together.
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20. Means for closing a skin separation during healing comprising a bandage-like structure having first and second portions each including a strip portion having opposite surfaces and spaced side edges, a coating of an adhesive applied to corresponding surfaces of said portions for attaching the first portion to the skin extending along one side of the skin separation and attaching the second portion to the skin extending along the opposite side of the skin separation in spaced relationship to the first portion, said adhesive extending to the respective side edges of the first and second portions which are positioned to extend along opposite side edges of the skin separation, cooperatively engageable means respectively on said first and second portions on the side edges of the portions to be located extending along the respective side edges of the skin separation, said cooperatively engageable means including elongated flanges extending along the respective side edges of said portions, and means having continuous opposed edges removably engaging said flanges, said flange engaging means including a member formed of relatively stiff but resilient material extending along substantially the full length of the flanges to hold the flanges together.
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