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

Claim 0:
1. A releasable medical drape for providing a seal over a tissue site, the releasable medical drape comprising:
a liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable layer having a first side and a second side;
a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer coextensive with the liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable layer and having a first side and a second side, wherein the first side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is adjacent to the second side of the liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable layer;
a soft-gel layer coextensive with and contiguous to the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer and having a plurality of apertures, a first side, and a second side, wherein the first side of the soft-gel layer is adjacent to the second side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer;
wherein each aperture of the plurality of apertures has an average effective diameter in a range between about 6 mm and about 20 mm; and
wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is configured to extend at least partially through the plurality of apertures in the soft-gel layer in response to force applied to the first side of the liquid-impermeable, vapor-permeable layer.