Cutting aid for dressing used in negative pressure therapy

• Main Authors: CROIZAT PIERRE, ECKSTEIN AXEL, HOFSTETTER JUERGEN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.04.2015
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

The device has a cutting aid comprising a transparent foil (8) i.e. polymer foil, with two sides, where the foil is described at one of the sides of the foil, so that shape of wound is marked on the transparent foil. The transparent foil comprises a self-adhesive coating on another one of the sides, opposite to the former side, so that the cutting aid is brought on to a side of a cut fluid-permeable wound dressing (3p) in an adhered manner, where the side of the dressing is turned away from the wound. The foil is coated with polyacrylate adhesive on the latter side of the foil. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a method for providing cut a fluid-permeable wound dressing for suppression therapy of wounds (2) a method for suppression therapy of wounds.