Patent ID: 11957547
Assignee: MöLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 20:
21. A medical dressing for application to a contoured sacrum surface of a human body, said dressing having a central portion and a surrounding border portion and a lateral (x) direction and a longitudinal (y) direction; wherein said dressing comprises:
a backing layer
an adhesive body contact layer comprising a film covered by an adhesive layer, wherein the film comprises a polyurethane film and the adhesive layer comprises a silicone gel, and
a pad arranged between said backing layer and said adhesive body contact layer;, wherein said backing layer and said adhesive body contact layer extend beyond the periphery of said pad to define said border portion along the contour of said pad; said pad being symmetric about a longitudinal center line and comprising a first lobed portion on one side of said longitudinal center line and a second lobed portion on the other side of said longitudinal center line;
wherein said border portion is substantially heart shaped such that said first and second lobed portions form a shape of upper sides of a heart shape, wherein said first, and second lobed portions are separated by a forked portion which replaces the pointed lower part of a heart shape, wherein said adhesive body contact layer comprises a plurality of perforations extending through the adhesive body contact layer for aiding absorption of liquid into the pad,, wherein said pad comprises a nonwoven material, wherein the central portion has a tensile strength at 25% elongation in the longitudinal (y) direction that is at least four times higher than the tensile strength at 25% elongation in the lateral (x) direction, such that the dressing is more stretchable in the lateral (x) direction.