Bandage having a scar treatment pad for scar management and scar repair

• US 6,284,941 B1
• Filed: 05/11/1999
• Issued: 09/04/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Christopher D. Cox, Craig M. Cox, Perry A. Isenberg
• Original Assignee: Christopher D. Cox, Craig M. Cox, Perry A. Isenberg
• Inventors: Cox, Christopher D., Isenberg, Perry A., Cox, Craig M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lewis, Kim M.
• Application Number:
  US09/309,631
• Time in Patent Office: 847 Days
• Field of Search: 128/888, 128/889, 602/41-59
• US Class Current: 602/48
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/0226 characterised by the support layer
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/023 wound covering film layers without a fluid retention layer
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/0253 characterized by the adhesive material
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/0037 for cosmesis
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/7084 Transdermal patches having a drug layer or reservoir, and one or more separate drug-free skin-adhesive layers, e.g. between drug reservoir and skin, or surrounding the drug reservoir; Liquid-filled reservoir patches
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 15/26 Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds; Derivatives thereof A61L15/225 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 83/04 Polysiloxanes

Abstract

A bandage for the treatment of dermal scars, keloids, wounds or abrasions by contacting the skin of the user. The bandage includes a flexible member having a first side and a second side and further having an adhesive located on the first side. A scar treatment pad such as a layer of silicone elastomer is attached by the adhesive to the first side of the flexible member. The bandage is used by placing the first side of the flexible member in contact with the skin of the user such that the layer of silicone elastomer substantially contacts a scarred area of the skin. The adhesive removably attaches the first side of the flexible member substantially in contact with an unscarred area of the skin of the user. The layer of silicone elastomer attached to the first side of the flexible member improves the cosmetic and functional aspects of the scarred area of the skin of the user.

Claims

1. A bandage for the treatment of dermal scars, keloids, wounds and abrasions by contacting the skin of a user, comprising:

a flexible and breathable member having a first side and a second side and, further, having adhesive located on the first side; and

a scar treatment pad attached to the first side of the flexible member, the scar treatment pad comprising a layer of silicone elastomer adhesively attached to a center area of the first side of the flexible member such that adhesive borders are located on lateral sides of the scar treatment pad,

wherein the first side of the flexible member is adapted to be placed in contact with the skin of the user such that the scar treatment pad substantially contacts a scarred area of the skin, and such that the first side of the flexible member substantially contacts is adhesively attached to an unscarred area of the skin of the user around an entire perimeter of the scar treatment pad.

2. The bandage of claim 1, wherein the flexible member is nonocclusive.

3. The bandage of claim 1, wherein the adhesive is selected from the group consisting of medical grade pressure sensitive polyisobutene adhesives, natural rubber adhesives, acrylate and methacrylate adhesives and silicone adhesives.

4. The bandage of claim 1, wherein the layer of silicone elastomer is a medical grade silicone.

5. The bandage of claim 1, wherein the flexible member is made of a material selected from the group consisting of polyolefin, polyurethane, nylon, polyester, vinyl and acetate taffeta.

6. The bandage of claim 1, wherein the flexible member is an elastomeric woven fabric.

7. The bandage of claim 1, wherein the flexible member is an elastic nonwoven fabric.

8. A method of treating dermal scars, keloids, wounds and abrasions with a bandage, the bandage comprising:

providing a flexible and breathable member having a first side and a second side, and further having adhesive located on the first side, and a scar treatment pad comprising a layer of silicone elastomer attached by the adhesive to a center area of the first side of the flexible member such that adhesive borders are located on lateral sides of the scar treatment pad, and

placing the first side of the flexible member in contact with the skin of the user such that the scar treatment pad substantially contacts a scarred area of the skin and such that the first side of the flexible member is adhesively attached to an unscarred area of the skin of the user around an entire perimeter of the scar treatment pad.