Patent ID: 7838718

Claim:
An interlaced two-component device for closing a laceration or incision, comprising: a) a first component comprising a first adhesive-backed anchoring member produced from an elastic polymeric material not reinforced with an inelastic structural component thereby providing improved adhesion relative to an otherwise identical first component produced from an inelastic material while maintaining the physical relationship between wound edges in an applied device for a period of time sufficient for the laceration or incision to heal naturally; b) one or more first connecting members, produced from a substantially inelastic material, adhesively attached to the first adhesive-backed anchoring member and extending from one edge thereof in a first direction; c) a second component comprising a second adhesive-backed anchoring member produced from an elastic polymeric material not reinforced with an inelastic structural component thereby providing improved adhesion relative to an otherwise identical second component produced from an inelastic material while maintaining the physical relationship between wound edges in an applied device for the period of time sufficient for the laceration or incision to heal; d) one or more second connecting members, produced from a substantially inelastic material, adhesively attached to the second adhesive-backed anchoring member and extending from one edge thereof in a second direction generally opposite to the first direction wherein the one or more first connecting members and one or more second connecting members are sufficiently spaced apart to facilitate fine adjustment of the first component relative to the second component for substantially parallel alignment of the edge of the first component with the edge of the second component during closure of the wound or incision; e) means for attaching the one or more first connecting members directly to the second anchoring member and means for attaching the one or more second connecting members directly to the first anchoring member, the attachment of the connecting members to the anchoring members forming attached and bridging portions of the one or more connecting members, the attached portions being attached to an anchoring member, and the bridging portions spanning the over-laceration area between the first and second anchoring members.