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Non-stretching wound dressing

  • US 5,722,943 A
  • Filed: 07/22/1991
  • Issued: 03/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/1985
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A non-stretching wound dressing comprising:

  • a one-piece carrier sheet;

    a film sheet having a first adhesive layer on one side thereof adjacent said carrier sheet;

    a cover sheet having a second adhesive layer adjacent said film sheet, said second adhesive layer adhering said cover sheet to said film sheet and covering essentially all of one side of said cover sheet;

    a first gripping tab on one end of said cover sheet for separating and removing said carrier sheet from said film sheet and from said wound dressing with said cover sheet remaining affixed to said film sheet, said adhesion between said cover sheet and said film sheet being selected such that pulling said first tab releases said film sheet from said carrier sheet with said cover sheet remaining affixed to said film sheet; and

    a second gripping tab on an opposite end of said cover sheet from said first gripping tab for releasing said cover sheet from said film sheet, said adhesion between said cover sheet and said film sheet being further selected such that, after removal of said carrier sheet from said wound dressing and application of the adhesive side of said film sheet to a patient, pulling on said second tab releases said cover sheet from said film sheet with said film sheet remaining in place on said patient.

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