Patent ID: 6164279
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A device for protecting a wound without exerting wound opening pressures on the wound comprising:a flexible, semi-rigid flat dressing portion of rectangular, circular or strip configuration adapted to contact a wound and conform thereto, said flat dressing portion being made of a metal or a polymeric material, wherein said metal has a thickness of from about 1/64 to about 1/16 inches, and wherein said polymeric material has a thickness of from about 1/32 to about 1/4 inches, said flat dressing portion containing a plurality of microscopic holes therein allowing for air permeability;a soft woven or non-woven fabric covering the wound-contacting side of said flat dressing portion; andmeans for attaching the flat dressing portion to the skin of the patient around the wound.