ADHESIVE DEVICE FOR APPLICATION TO BODY TISSUE

• Main Authors: KONISHI, RYOJI, IWASAKI, SETSUO, MIZOBUCHI, TADAFUMI, KONISHI, TATSUYA, WATO, TAKAHIKO, YANAGIBASHI, NORIO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 01.03.1994
• Edition: 5
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

ADHESIVE DEVICE FOR APPLICATION TO BODY TISSUE An adhesive device for application to body tissue having an adhesive layer and a backing layer positioned over one side of the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer includes one or more acrylic acid polymers having adhesive properties upon dissolution or swelling in water, and at least one water insoluble cellulose derivative. The backing layer is water insoluble or sparingly water soluble.