Patent ID: 6103951
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A wound dressing for the absorption of fluid from fluid exuding wounds comprising:a polymeric cover layer, with the cover layer bonded to a fibrous absorbent web, with the fibrous absorbent web containing;a mixture of a particulate superabsorbent and a hydrocolloid; andwith the fibrous absorbent web having a glazed exposed surface wherein fibers comprising the glazed exposed surface are substantially fused to each other and with the glazed exposed surface having distributed thereon and adherent thereto a multiplicity of particles comprising;a mixture of an adhesive and a hydrocolloid; anda selvage that encompasses the wound dressing, with the selvage comprising fibers of the fibrous absorbent web that are substantially fused to each other and to the cover layer bonded to the fibrous absorbent web.