Patent ID: 11969318
Assignee: SOLVENTUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES COMPANY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A releasable medical drape for forming a sealed space over a tissue site on a patient, the releasable medical drape comprising:
a polyurethane outer layer having a thickness between 15 microns and 50 microns;
a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer adjacent to the polyurethane outer layer; and
a silicone gel layer coextensive with and contiguous to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and having thickness between 125 and 1200 microns and formed with a plurality of apertures, each aperture of the plurality of apertures having an average effective diameter in a range between about 6 mm and about 20 mm, wherein a portion of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is adapted to extend through the plurality of apertures to contact the tissue site when a sealing force is applied to the polyurethane outer layer.