Patent ID: 8372051
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical dressing comprising: a port body comprising a lower surface and an upper surface, wherein the lower surface and the upper surface meet along two opposing tapered edges, wherein the upper surface and the lower surface of the port body form an internal angle of less than 90 degrees along the tapered edges of the port body; a passage extending through the port body from an external opening to an internal opening; pressure sensitive adhesive located on the lower surface of the port body; and, a backing attached to the upper surface of the port body, the backing extending over the upper surface between the two opposing tapered edges of the port body, wherein the external opening is located proximate the edge of the backing such that, when the backing and the lower surface of the port body are attached to a body surface, the internal opening opens into an internal volume defined at least in part by the backing, the port body and the body surface,