A wound dressing comprising a component wherein said component comprises a planar backing sheet and a yarn wherein the yarn extends through the planar backing sheet from the first side of the sheet to form a plurality of tufts on the second side of the planar backing sheet. Also disclosed is a component comprising an elastomeric planar backing sheet and an absorbent yarn and a component comprising a planar backing sheet and a monofilament yarn wherein in each case the yarn extends through the planar backing sheet from the first side of the sheet to form a plurality of tufts on the second side of the planar backing sheet. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the components, a wound dressing or a negative pressure apparatus comprising the components and a method of treating a wound using said wound dressing or negative pressure apparatus comprising the components.

A method and apparatus are disclosed for dressing a wound. The apparatus comprises an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate, a liquid impermeable, gas permeable filter layer over the absorbent layer, a cover layer comprising at least one orifice and a first liquid and gas permeable transmission layer underlying the absorbent layer. The transmission layer is in fluid communication with the filter layer.

Tissue dressing materials and associated methods of forming such dressing materials are disclosed. In one example embodiment, a dressing material may include a foam and a film formed on a first side of the foam. The film may be integrally-formed on the side of the foam. The film may include a plurality of apertures. A method of making the dressing material may include placing a pre-polymer mixture and water into a mold to create the dressing material comprising a foam and an integral film on at least one surface of the foam. The method may further include forming a plurality of openings in at least the integral film, with the openings being formed within the mold or subsequent to removal of the dressing material from the mold.

The present invention relates to dressings such as bandages or tapes improved extensibility. The present invention further relates to dressings such as bandages or tapes which are extensible so as to at least partially conform to a body contour at wound surface upon stretching of the dressing.

There is provided a method for manufacturing a medical tape that has a high effect of alleviating a persistent skin irritation during an application duration caused by a residual shrink force.

A method for manufacturing a medical tape includes: applying a solution polymer serving as an elastic base member portion having an elastic function to an upper layer of a film-forming base portion having an inelastic function to form a film of the solution polymer; laminating an adhesion portion having a function to apply and hold the elastic base member portion to a skin on an upper layer of the elastic base member portion, and laminating a release portion having a function to protect the adhesion portion on an upper layer of the adhesion portion; peeling and removing the film-forming base portion from the elastic base member portion to obtain the elastic base member portion in a state where a residual shrink force generated by a forming shrinkage of the solution polymer is reduced and to obtain a three-layer structure consisting of the elastic base member portion, the adhesion portion, and the release portion; and laminating a support portion having a function to hold the elastic base member portion on the elastic base member portion of the three-layer structure.

A wound closure device comprises a backing comprising a width configured to extend along at least a portion of a wound from a first end to a second end and a length configured to extend transversely across the wound, an adhesive layer coupled to the backing, a first micro-structure array attached to the backing proximate the first end, the first micro-structure array configured to extend transversely across the wound, a second micro-structure array attached to the backing proximate the second end, the second micro-structure array configured to extend transversely across the wound, and an elongate wound closure space between the first and second micro-structure arrays.

A hemostatic surface application device having a region of hemostatic foam for contact with a patient's skin where a wound exists or is created, the device includes: a release layer, the release layer in contact with a hemostatic flexible foam section, and a structural foam layer having a front side and a back side surrounding the hemostatic flexible foam layer, forming a generally central hemostatic surface exposed through the front side of the surrounding structural foam layer, and a support layer adhered to the backside of the structural foam layer.

A method and apparatus are disclosed for dressing a wound. The apparatus comprises an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate, a liquid impermeable, gas permeable filter layer over the absorbent layer, a cover layer comprising at least one orifice and a first liquid and gas permeable transmission layer underlying the absorbent layer. The transmission layer is in fluid communication with the filter layer.

Body-fluid containers, methods, and systems are presented that include a container that has a container housing formed, at least in part, by a liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable material. The liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable material allows water to evaporate and be transmitted outside of the container. The evaporation allows more fluid to be processed by the container than the container could otherwise hold. Other systems, methods, and apparatuses are presented.

Wound dressing (10, 30) comprising a backing layer(11, 31), an absorbent pad (12, 32) and a wound contact layer(13, 33), wherein the backing layer (11, 31) comprises a water vapour-permeable and substantially liquid-impermeable film material, wherein the absorbent pad (12, 32) comprises an absorbent core (15, 35) having a proximal side and a distal side, and an envelope (14, 34) surrounding the absorbent core(15, 35), the absorbent core (15, 35) comprising an absorbent material, and wherein the wound contact layer (13, 33) comprises a layer of a skin-friendly silicone adhesive(13b, 33b), characterized in that the envelope (14, 34) comprises a first layer (14a, 34a) of a first liquid-permeable material and a second layer (14b, 34b) of a second material different from the first material, wherein the first layer (14a, 34a) of the envelope (14, 34) covers the proximal side of the absorbent core (15, 35) and wherein the second layer (14b, 34b) of the envelope (14, 34) covers the distal side of the absorbent core(15, 35), and wherein the first layer (14a, 34a) of the envelope(14, 34) extends over the proximal side of the absorbent core (15, 35) and the second layer (14b, 34b) of the envelope(14, 34) extends over the distal side of the absorbent core (15, 35) each of them forming a border area (16, 36) surrounding the absorbent core(15, 35), the first (14a, 34a) and second layer (14b, 34b) of the envelope (14, 34) being joined to each other along the border area (16, 36) surrounding the absorbent core(15, 35).