Patent ID: 11866619
Assignee: LUMINA ADHESIVES AB
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  A | IPC A  C

Claim 23:
24. A method of closing the edges of a wound using a skin closure device as claimed in claim 20, the method comprising:
removing the first carrier film from the skin closure device to expose one surface of the adhesive composition layer;
(ii) placing one end of the exposed surface of the adhesive composition layer on a patient's skin in the vicinity of one end of the wound;
(iii) bringing the edges of the wound together and progressively applying the adhesive composition layer along the wound from the one end to the other end of the wound;
(iv) subjecting the adhesive composition layer to visible light or UV irradiation through the second carrier film to effect cure of the curable molecules in the adhesive composition; and
(iv) after curing of the curable molecules or curable moieties in the adhesive composition,
removing the second carrier film to expose the other surface of the cured adhesive composition layer.