MEDICAL DRESSINGS WITH STIFFENING SYSTEMS

Medical dressings including stiffening systems fixedly attached to backing layers are described herein along with methods of using the medical dressings. The stiffening system is fixedly secured to the backing to limit flexing and stretching of the backing layer. Typically, the medical dressing and...

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Main Authors Ingram, Zachary M, Plasencia, Alex S, Sherman, Audrey A, Plumb, Michael R, Gold, Anne C.F, Peterson, Donald G, Hitschmann, Guido, Guttmann, Silvia G.B, Fruchterman, Todd M, Muyres, Dawn V, Corrigan, Thomas R.J, Scheibel, Krystal J
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 21.07.2022
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
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Summary:Medical dressings including stiffening systems fixedly attached to backing layers are described herein along with methods of using the medical dressings. The stiffening system is fixedly secured to the backing to limit flexing and stretching of the backing layer. Typically, the medical dressing and stiffening system is applied over a medical device that is secured to skin. The stiffening system covers some of the medical device and also extends beyond the medical device. The stiffening system stabilizes the medical device over the skin.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202017609925