Patent ID: 6765123
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a multilayered wound dressing comprising an apertured wound contact layer, an absorbent material layer and a backing layer, comprising:(a) providing a substantially continuous first web comprising the wound contact layer having a first and second major face and a first process release liner adhered to the first major face of the wound contact layer; (b) forming a plurality of apertures through the wound contact layer; (c) applying a discrete absorbent material layer from a substantially continuous web of the absorbent material layer to the second major face of the wound contact layer (d) laminating a substantially continuous web of the backing layer over the absorbent material layer to form the composite web; and (e) cutting individual multilayered wound dressings from the composite web, wherein the steps (a)-(e) are carried out in a continuous sequence.