| 摘要 |
A device for use in the rapid closure of skin wounds comprises a pair of strips (50, 52) of semi-rigid material for positioning one immediately along either edge of a wound to be closed, the strips having respective skin-contacting first portions (51, 53) which in use extend laterally away from the wound in mutually opposite directions and respective raised second portions (54, 56) which are integral with the respective first portions and which in use abut against one another over the wound. A plurality of pins (58, 60) are located along the lenght of the first portion of each strip and laterally spaced from the respective second portion of the strip, each pin being slidable relative to the first portion soas to permit the pin to be pushed downwardly into the skin from an initial position wherein the pin does not penetrate the skin. A layer of adhesive (74, 76) is provided on the skin-contacting surface of the first portion of each strip for adherence of the strips to the skin, the adhesive layer extending to closely adjacent the edges of the wound. Finally, securing means (70) are adapted to engage and hold together in abutting relationship the raised second portions of the strips and to limit relative vertical movement therebetween. |
