Patent ID: 7414168

Claim:
A two-component device for closing a laceration or incision, comprising: a) a first substantially inelastic component comprising a first adhesive-backed anchoring member and one or more first connecting members extending from one edge thereof in a first direction, the first component being transparent; b) a second substantially inelastic component comprising a second adhesive-backed anchoring member and one or more second connecting members extending from one edge thereof in a second direction generally opposite to the first direction, the second component being transparent; wherein the first component and the second component are separate and distinct and the one or more first connecting members and the one or more second connecting members are interleaved; and c) means for attaching the one or more first connecting members to the second adhesive-backed anchoring member and means for attaching the one or more second connecting members to the first adhesive-backed anchoring member, the attachment of the one or more first and second connecting members to the first and second adhesive-backed anchoring members form attached and bridging portions of the one or more first and second connecting members, such that the attached portions are attached to the first and second adhesive-backed anchoring members and the bridging portions span over the laceration area between the first and second adhesive-backed anchoring members.