Patent ID: 6940000

Claim:
A wound covering device for covering a wound in a spaced relationship from the wound, said device comprising: a loop member including a peripheral wall having an upper edge, a lower edge, an inner surface and an outer surface, an opening being defined by said loop member; a screen being attached to said loop member such that said screen extends across said opening, said screen comprising an air permeable and flexible material; a panel being attached to and extending along said peripheral wall of said loop member such that said panel does not extend over said opening, said panel extending completely around a circumference of loop member, said panel comprising a flexible material having an upper surface and a lower surface, said lower surface facing the same direction as said lower edge of said loop member; an adhesive being positioned on said lower surface of said panel; and wherein said panel may be attached to a skin surface such that said loop member extends around a wound on the skin surface.