摘要 |
A vented wound dressing is disclosed comprising a thin conformable sheet material (12) at least a portion of the surface area of which is intended for placement as a dressing over a wound, which portion carries a pressure-sensitive adhesive coating (14) on one surface thereof for adhering the dressing to skin, the coating being applied to provide repeating areas (16) of the sheet material containing no adhesive, at least a portion of the repeating areas of no adhesive having slits (18) extending through the thickness thereof to permit transfer or wound fluids through the sheet material unimpeded by presence of adhesive material which can clog the slits and thereby inhibit fluid transfer therethrough. <IMAGE> <IMAGE> |