Patent ID: 11931226
Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of treating a wound, comprising:
providing a wound dressing comprising:
a backing layer; and
one or more transmission layers positioned beneath the backing layer;

removing a portion of the wound dressing to create a main wound dressing portion with one or more exposed portions, wherein the one or more transmission layers is exposed at the one or more exposed portions;
positioning the main wound dressing portion over a wound;
sealing the main wound dressing portion to skin surrounding the wound;
dispensing a composition comprising a silicone curing system to a location at or within the one or more exposed portions of the main wound dressing portion thereby sealing the one or more exposed portions; and
wherein the composition is shear thinning or shape conforming when subject to load such that the viscosity of the composition is reduced when the composition is subject to shear forces during dispensing, the composition having viscosity in the range of 10 to 100 Pa·s.