Patent ID: 8764714

Claim:
A dressing for protecting the skin around an object projecting out from the skin, the dressing comprising a first liquid impermeable film layer coated with a soft adhesive on the side intended to adhere to the skin when the dressing is used, wherein the soft adhesive exhibits a softness that exceeds 10 mm, wherein a body of absorbent material is enclosed between the first film layer and a second liquid impermeable film layer, the second film layer being affixed to the first film layer in parts extending beyond the periphery of the body of absorbent material, and wherein means are provided for facilitating passing of an object projecting out from the skin through the dressing, wherein the means provided for facilitating passing of an object projecting out from the skin through the dressing has a periphery, and wherein at least a portion of the soft adhesive adjacent to the periphery of the means provided for facilitating passing of an object projecting out from the skin through the dressing is configured to adhere to the skin.