MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140142490 | SELF-ADHESIVE WOUND CARE PRODUCT - A self-adhesive wound care product, including a backing layer having a self-adhesive coating, preferably a silicone-gel adhesive coating, the backing layer of the product comprising a first area in which the adhesive coating has a first thickness, and a second area along at least a portion of the edges of the product. The second area has an adhesive coating having a thickness, which is less than the first thickness and which gradually decreases in a direction towards the edge of the product, from a thickness which is substantially equal to said first thickness to a thickness of 0-0.05 mm; or the second area is substantially free from adhesive coating. | 05-22-2014 |
20130281906 | SEALING FILM DRESSING - Provided is a film dressing that includes a thin plastic film coated with an adhesive, and a carrier layer applied on the plastic film on a side opposite to the adhesive coating. The adhesive coating has a softness of 10-22 mm and a weight per unit area of 50 g/m | 10-24-2013 |
20130261541 | DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF WOUNDS AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF WOUND PADS - A device for treatment of wounds using reduced pressure is provided. The device includes a pump, a reservoir connected to the pump for collecting exudate from a wound, an inlet to the reservoir for connecting the reservoir with the wound so as to allow the pump to expose the wound to the reduced pressure, a wound pad to be arranged in the wound cavity, and a sealing covering the wound and the wound pad. The wound pad consists of an open-cell polyurethane foam which is fully impregnated with a soft hydrophobic silicone gel. The foam has a hardness of 1.0-6.0 kPa measured according to ISO 3386-1 at 40% compression. Also provided is a wound pad to be used with an absorbent member. In addition, provided is a method for manufacturing the wound pad. | 10-03-2013 |
20130239285 | PROTECTION GOWN WITH BREAKABLE NECK PORTION - Provided is a protection gown having a front part, a back part joined to the front part and two sleeves. The back part has two portions connected to each other in a neckline region of the gown. The two portions of the back part of the protection gown are connected to each other by a strip of material. The connection between the two portions of the back part of the protection gown can be released by manually breaking the strip of material or its attachment to one of the two portions of the back part of the protection gown. At least a portion of the neckline of the gown is resiliently stretchable. | 09-19-2013 |
20130178812 | MULTILAYER WOUND DRESSING WITH CONDUCTIVE REGIONS - Provided is a wound dressing including a wound pad of absorbent material having a first side and a second side opposite thereto, a backing layer covering the wound pad on the first side thereof an adhesive layer for attaching the dressing to skin. The backing layer has at least one conductive region and consists of plastic film. | 07-11-2013 |
20130165865 | FIXATION DEVICE - Provided is a fixation device for retaining a skin penetrating medical device, such as a cannula, on the skin of a patient. The fixation device includes a retaining component including a support layer having an adhesive coating, and a landing zone component, including a support layer having an adhesive coating, the landing zone component being adapted to be adhesively attached to the skin around the point of penetration. The retaining component acts as a skin-contacting component and is adapted to be applied on top of the landing zone component, and at least partially cover the medical device, such that the adhesive coating of the retaining component is applied to the support layer of the landing zone component. The adhesive coating of the retaining component includes a first adhesive, and the adhesive coating of the landing zone component includes a second adhesive, the first adhesive being different from the second adhesive. | 06-27-2013 |
20130101633 | ANTIMICROBIAL GELS - The present invention pertains to antimicrobial compositions comprising inter alia at least one alkenyl-and/or alkynyl-substituted polysiloxane, at least one polysiloxane comprising silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms, and at least one hydrosilylation catalyst, as well as antimicrobial silicone gels, wound dressings, and methods of preparing the above. | 04-25-2013 |
20130096522 | BODY ATTACHMENT WAFER FOR AN OSTOMY DEVICE - Provided is a body attachment wafer for attaching an ostomy device to a wearer. The body attachment wafer includes a plastic film having an opening therein, a layer of adhesive coated onto one side of the plastic film, and a stiffening layer releasably attached to the plastic film on the side thereof opposite to the side coated with adhesive. The layer of adhesive comprises a region surrounding the opening in the plastic film in which the thickness of the layer of adhesive is decreasing in a direction towards the circumference of the plastic film, the layer of adhesive having its largest thickness adjacent to the opening in the plastic film. The adhesive consists of a silicone gel adhesive having a softness exceeding 8 mm. | 04-18-2013 |
20130090617 | OSTOMY DEVICE - A body attachment wafer for an ostomy device is provided, which body attachment wafer has a stoma opening, and an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is covered by a release layer, having an opening which corresponds to the stoma opening. The release layer is divided along at least one dividing line from the stoma opening to the periphery of the body attachment wafer, and the release sheet includes a first grip tab extending from the release sheet in the area of the at least one dividing line. The first grip tab is arranged to overlap the release sheet on the other side of the dividing line. | 04-11-2013 |
20120203145 | GREEN ARTICLE FOR USE IN WOUND TREATMENT - Provided are articles for use in wound treatment. The article is colored in a chosen color. The chosen color is green, and has in dry state the following mean values: a lightness factor L* along the black-white axis of between 20-55 according to Test Method T-397, a chromatic coordinate a* along the red-green axis of between −45 to −20 according to Test Method T-397, and a chromatic coordinate b* along the yellow-blue axis of between −4.0 to −1.0 according to Test Method T-397. The article can be used as a wound filler in an apparatus for treating a wound with negative pressure. | 08-09-2012 |
20120184891 | METHOD OF ATTACHING GRIP TABS TO THE CARRIER LAYER OF A FILM DRESSING - A method is provided to attach a grip tab along an edge of a carrier layer of a film dressing web, which includes a film layer coated with adhesive on a first side and a carrier layer releasably attached to the film layer on an opposed second side. The method includes choosing a material for the carrier layer that is heat welding incompatible with the film layer, feeding the web in a machine direction, applying a first strip of a material that is heat welding compatible with the carrier layer along part of an edge portion of the web extending parallel to the machine direction, and affixing the first strip to the carrier layer while simultaneously cutting away an outermost part of the web with the first strip applied thereto by passing the web through an ultrasonic welding device. | 07-19-2012 |
20120136328 | WOUND PAD COMPRISING A BODY OF COMPRESSED OPEN-CELLED FOAM MATERIAL - An absorbent article, such as a wound pad, comprising a body of compressed thermoplastic or thermo-set open-celled foam is described, wherein the body has a pattern of ultrasonically made depressions in two opposite sides thereof, the depressions in the opposite sides being coaxial to each other and separated from each other by a common bottom portion which is compressed to a higher extent than the remaining parts of said body. A method for manufacturing such a body is also described. | 05-31-2012 |
20120095380 | WOUND DRESSING WITH HIGH LIQUID HANDLING CAPACITY - A wound dressing with a wound pad and a layer of vapour-permeable material arranged on top of the wound pad and extending peripherally outside the wound pad is described, wherein at least that part of the vapour-permeable layer extending peripherally outside the wound pad is coated with adhesive, and wherein the wound pad includes a liquid-retaining and liquid-transporting layer, and an upper distributing layer and lower distributing layer which bear against the top and underside, respectively, of the liquid-retaining and liquid-transporting layer. | 04-19-2012 |
20120046625 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE NEGATIVE PRESSURE IN A WOUND - An apparatus is disclosed for treating a wound with negative pressure. The apparatus includes a wound cover, a first pump for providing said negative pressure to the wound, a canister, a first conduit between the wound cover and the canister, a means for measuring the pressure within the canister, and a second conduit which connects the canister with the first pump. A method for controlling the negative pressure in a wound using such an apparatus is also disclosed. | 02-23-2012 |
20110098621 | TRANSPARENT FILM DRESSING - A transparent film dressing ( | 04-28-2011 |
20110092871 | WOUND DRESSING - The present invention relates to a wound dressing including an outer layer of air-impermeable material and means for attaching the dressing to the skin surrounding a wound, a pre-compressed body of resilient material, said body creating a sub-pressure after attaching the dressing to a wound. According to the invention the pre-compressed body is enclosed in a casing of air-tight material, whereby at least a portion of said casing is made of a soluble material, which dissolves after contact with liquid exudate. | 04-21-2011 |
20110083244 | SURGICAL GARMENT WITH MEANS FOR AFFIXING A GLOVE THERETO - A surgical garment ( | 04-14-2011 |
20110077571 | WOUND DRESSING - The present invention relates to a wound dressing including a first wound pad and a first cover layer covering the first wound pad and extending beyond the first wound pad around the circumference thereof. According to the invention a second wound pad is disposed outside the first cover layer and enclosed in a second cover layer. Furthermore, the first and second wound pads are connected to each other by liquid transferring means. | 03-31-2011 |
20110028920 | DEVICE FOR TRATMENT OF WOUND USING REDUCED PRESSURE - A device for treatment of wounds using reduced pressure, comprising
| 02-03-2011 |
20110028919 | DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF WOUNDS AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF WOUND PADS - A device for treatment of wounds using reduced pressure, said device comprising
| 02-03-2011 |
20110015556 | STIFFENING LAYER FOR FACILITATING APPLICATION OF A PLASTIC FILM TO SKIN - A stiffening layer ( | 01-20-2011 |
20100331785 | DRESSING FOR PROTECTING THE SKIN AROUND OBJECTS PROJECTING OUT THEREFROM - The present invention relates to a dressing ( | 12-30-2010 |
20100324510 | DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF WOUNDS WITH REDUCED PRESSURE - Device for treating wounds with reduced pressure. The device comprises a sealing film, which is placed sealingly around the wound to cover the latter, an underpressure source, as well as a tube, which connects a space over the wound and beneath the sealing film to the underpressure source. The interior of the tube comprises a longitudinal first strand made of a hydrophobic material, as well as a second strand, made of an open-pored hydrophilic material, extending longitudinally over at least a part of the length of the tube. The said material strands are enclosed in a tube casing made of a flexible material. | 12-23-2010 |
20100307513 | COMPONENT FOR AFFIXING AN ARTICLE OF MEDICAL-TECHNICAL NATURE TO SKIN - A component ( | 12-09-2010 |
20100304072 | SURGICAL TAPE - The present invention relates to a surgical tape ( | 12-02-2010 |
20100286584 | PARTICLE-CONTAINING FOAM STRUCTURE - A method of producing a hydrophilic polyurethane foam structure containing inert activated carbon particles, includes the steps of: (a) providing a water phase containing a surfactant and dispersed inert particles; (b) providing a isocyanate-terminated polyether having functionality of more than 2; (c) mixing the water phase and the isocyanate-terminated polyether, immediately transferring the resulting mixture to a mould or a continuous web, whereby a foam structure is obtained; and (d) drying the foam structure until it has a moisture content of at most 10% (wt). A foam structure produced by the method and a wound dressing containing the foam structure are also disclosed. | 11-11-2010 |
20100196501 | SILVER-CONTAINING FOAM STRUCTURE - A method of producing a hydrophilic polyurethane foam structure containing a silver salt, chosen from the group of silver sulphate, silver citrate, silver acetate, silver carbonate, silver lactate and silver phosphate, or a mixture of these salts includes the steps of (a) providing a water phase containing a surfactant, and at least one silver salt, wherein the at least one silver salt is dispersed in the water phase; (b) providing a isocyanate-terminated polyether having functionality of more than (2); (c) mixing the water phase and the isocyanate-terminated polyether, immediately transferring the resulting mixture to a mould whereby a foam structure is obtained; and (d) drying the foam structure until it has a moisture content of at most 10% (wt). The hydrophilic polyurethane foam structure produced by the method and a wound dressing containing the foam structure are also described. | 08-05-2010 |
20100094191 | ELONGATED STRIP-LIKE FILM BANDAGE - An elongated, strip-like film bandage, includes a plastics film ( | 04-15-2010 |
20100069850 | WOUND DRESSING HAVING PRESSURE-DISTRIBUTING TUBE INLET - A wound dressing includes a tube ( | 03-18-2010 |
20100024831 | SURGICAL DRAPE HAVING AN ABSORBENT EDGE - A surgical drape ( | 02-04-2010 |
20090259192 | ARTICLE OR COMPONENT OF A MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL NATURE FOR AFFIXING A MEDICAL ARTICLE OR PART THEREOF TO SKIN, PROVIDED WITH A RELEASABLE PROTECTION LAYER - An article ( | 10-15-2009 |
20090254053 | IRRIGATION DRESSING AND METHOD OF APPLYING SUCH AN IRRIGATING DRESSING - The present invention relates to an irrigation dressing, comprising a first body ( | 10-08-2009 |
20080210246 | Draping Product with an Adhesive Edge, Incision Film or Tape - The present invention relates to a draping product with an adhesive edge, incision film or tape, provided with a soft, skin friendly adhesive. In accordance with invention, the draping product, the incision film or the tape is leakproof in accordance with the MHC Leakage Test with a groove depth of 50 micrometres. | 09-04-2008 |