ADHESIVE INCLUDING MEDICAMENT AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING SAME

摘要

The present invention provides a wound approximation device and method for safely applying cyanoacrylate or other adhesives to skin lacerations. The wound approximation device comprises a resilient sheet and an opening, wherein the opening is of a sufficient size such that it surrounds a skin wound and exposes a margin of skin surrounding the wound when the resilient sheet in a streched form is placed against the skin, and wherein a portion of the resilient sheet adjacent to the opening and opposite to a side of the resilient sheet to be placed against the skin comprises a substance which does not form a strong bond with a wound-sealing adhes