Rope-shaped wound dressing

摘要

The present invention provides a hydrogel wound dressing (30) substantially in the form of a rope and also in the form of a strand (31). The wound dressing (30) comprises a hydrogel material substantially in a rope configuration or a strand configuration (31) having a predetermined length for filling the cavity of a wound (W), and a dressing removal layer (32) disposed within the strand configuration (31). The dressing removal layer (32) may extend outwardly from an end (34) so as to form a pull tab (36) which facilitates removal of the rope configuration (31) from the wound (W). The present invention also provides a wound dressing (30) comprising a hydrogel material substantially in a strand configuration (31) having a predetermined length for filling the cavity of a wound (W). The strand configuration (31) also includes a dressing removal layer (32) disposed within the strand configuration (31) and may also include a pull tab (38) which facilitates removal of the strand configuration (31) from the wound (W).