Wound dressing, manufacture and use

摘要

PCT No. PCT/EP95/02691 Sec. 371 Date May 30, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date May 30, 1997 PCT Filed Jul. 11, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/01659 PCT Pub. Date Jan. 25, 1996An autoadhesive wound dressing which having a pad of highly absorbent alginate fibers, one face of which is provided with an interrupted layer of a pressure sensitive adhesive. Such a dressing has the advantages that a separate dressing need not be used to secure the autoadhesive dressing and the autoadhesive dressing may be cut to fit an irregular wound.