Patent ID: 6897348

Claim:
An adhesive bandage of the type used on acute wounds, burn wounds and irritations comprising: a first layer for covering the wound site and an area around the wound site, said first layer including a top surface and bottom surface; a second adhesive layer over said first layer bottom surface, for adhering the adhesive bandage to a wound site; a third absorbent layer over said second layer, for absorbing exudates from the wound site; a fourth layer over said third absorbent layer for allowing limited flow of exudates from the wound site to the third layer; and at least one each of a wound healing antimicrobial agent and a hemostatic agent, or a single wound healing agent with antimicrobial and hemostatic functionality, selected from the group consisting of chitosan niacinamide ascorbate salt, niacinamide ascorbate, and combinations thereof, each agent associated with said adhesive bandage in a position where said agent will come in contact with the wound site, and which are transferable from the adhesive bandage to the wound site.