WOUND DRESSING

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a wound dressing, surgical tape or plaster 10 comprising an absorbent pad 14 and an adhesive part in which the adhesive part is an adhesive dissolvable paper 12. Another aspect of the invention is directed to a bandage 30 of elongate form in which sections 32 of the bandage 30 can be of a woven or non-woven fabric, comprising multiple sections 32, wherein the sections 32 are held together via water-soluble fibre material.

Claims

1. A wound dressing, surgical tape or plaster comprising an absorbent pad and an adhesive part in which the adhesive part is an adhesive dissolvable paper.

2. A wound dressing, surgical tape or plaster according to claim 1, in which the adhesive dissolvable paper part covers an adsorbent pad.

3. A wound dressing, surgical tape or plaster according to claim 1, further comprising a removable film or foil covering its adhesive side before use.

4. A wound dressing, surgical tape or plaster according to claim 1, in which the adhesive dissolvable paper is printed or written or on one side conveying information.

5. A wound dressing, surgical tape or plaster according to claim 1, further comprising a removable water resistance film.

6. A wound dressing, surgical tape or plaster according to claim 5, in which the removable water resistance film is secured to the topside of the wound dressing surgical tape or plaster via adhesive.

7. A wound dressing, surgical tape or plaster according to claim 1, in which the absorbent pad of the wound dressing is made of water soluble material.

8. A wound dressing, surgical tape or plaster according to claim 1, in which the wound dressing, surgical tape or plaster is a cannula dressing.

9. A wound dressing, surgical tape or plaster according to claim 8, in which the cannula dressing is made from two forms of soluble material.

10. A wound dressing, surgical tape or plaster according to claim 8, in which the cannula dressing can be made to any size or shape.

11. A wound dressing, surgical tape or plaster according to claim 8, in which the cannula dressing can be secured to the cannula site.

12. A bandage of elongate form in which sections of the bandage can be of a woven or non-woven fabric, comprising multiple sections, wherein the sections are held together via water-soluble fibre material.

13. A bandage of elongate form according to claim 12 in which the sections of the bandage are sewn together with water soluble thread.

14. A bandage of elongate form according to claim 12, in which the sections are joined together by non-woven soluble material which are joined with either each section of the bandage by needling or alternatively adhesive.

Description

[0020] Examples of wound dressings made in accordance with the present invention will now be described hereinbelow with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0021] FIG. 1 shows a top plan view of a plaster;

[0022] FIG. 2 shows a cross-sectional side view of the plaster in FIG. 1;

[0023] FIG. 3 shows a bottom view of a plaster with a removable film present;

[0024] FIG. 4 shows a top plan view of a cannula dressing; and

[0025] FIG. 5 shows top views of bandages made in accordance with the present invention.

[0026] FIG. 1 shows a plaster 10. In this instance the plaster is a roughly square shape however obviously different shapes are equally possible. The plaster 10 comprises on its top side a dissolvable paper 12. Dissolvable paper made from Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose and wood/wooden pulp, such as that produce by Aquasol Paper is suitable. In the centre of the plaster 10 there is seen a raised portion under which is present an absorbent pad 14. The absorbent pad 14 can be a conventional pad or alternatively can be made from absorbent soluble material. The plaster 10 can be covered by a water resistant film 18 on its intended top surface. The film 18 has a corner 20 with no adhesive.

[0027] FIG. 2 shows a cross-section of the plaster 10. The top side the plaster 10 comprises the dissolvable paper 12, which is covered by the water resistant film 18 lightly adhered to the dissolvable paper 12. The underside of the dissolvable paper 12 has adhesive material on it. The adhesive is selected from a number of readily dissolvable adhesives. The adhesive holds the absorbent pad 14 to the dissolvable paper 12. Both the dissolvable paper 12 and the absorbent pad 14 are covered by a foil 16 which covers the bottom of the plaster 10 which faces the patient's skin.

[0028] FIG. 3 shows the bottom of the plaster 10 in which it can be seen that the foil 16 has two parts which cover the bottom to the plaster 10 with one half over lapping the other to enable removal of the film 16.

[0029] For supply to the public the plaster 10 may be placed in a packet which is sterile. The paper can be selected from ones that are hyper allergenic in order to ensure least irritation to patient's skin.

[0030] When the plaster 10 is in use the film 16 is removed from the plaster 10 and the plaster 10 is applied to the cut or wound. When it is desired to remove the plaster 10, the film 18 if presence is peeled back. The plaster 10 is either treated with running water or alternatively has a wet cloth or sponge applied to remove the dissolvable paper and with care. This will not remove the absorbent pad 14. However if the absorbent pad is also made of dissolvable material this can be removed at the same time. The absorbent pad 14 can then be removed with as little disturbance of the wound as possible.

[0031] FIG. 4 shows a cannula dressing 20. In this instance, the plaster is a roughly parallelogram shape with an elongated bottom part 22 to cover the cannula 24 but obviously different shapes are equally possible. The cannula dressing 20 comprises on its top side a dissolvable paper 26. Dissolvable paper made from Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose and wooden pulp, such as that produce by Aquasol Paper. In the centre of the cannula dressing 20 there is a transparent part 28 which enables the cannula 24 to be seen. In this instance, the transparent part is circular but obviously different shapes are equally possible. The underside of the dissolvable paper 26 has adhesive material on it. The adhesive is selected from a number of readily dissolvable adhesives. The cannula dressing holds the cannula in place on, in this instance, the left hand. When it is necessary to remove the cannula, a wet sponge, shower or a spray can be used to dissolve the paper, thus allowing the easy removal of the cannula.

[0032] FIG. 5 shows to plan views of an elongate bandage 30. Each bandage 30 is comprised of a number of sections 32. The bandage 30 can be of a woven cloth fabric or alternatively of a non-woven fabric. The size of each section 32 of the bandage 30 can be varied and will be dependent upon the intended application. In FIG. 5a the sections 32 are sewn together with soluble thread at points 34. In FIG. 5b there exists a section of soluble material 34 which is joined to each section of bandage 32. The joint between sections here can be achieved nonwoven fashion by needling or alternatively by adhesive or other fixing means. The soluble material may be soluble paper or non-woven soluble paper/wood fibre.

[0033] Water is applied to the bandage 30 breaking the sections 32 and thus allowing careful removal of each section 32 to occur. Obviously the bandage of FIG. 5b allows discrete breaks in the bandage 30 and may be suitable for certain purposes where the breakup of the elongate bandage 30 is more required.