Claims
- 1. A thin film, self-adhesive dressing for the prevention and treatment of skin friction blisters comprising an embossed elastomeric film coated on one surface with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, said film having a thickness of from about 0.5 to 10 mils, a moisture vapor transmission rate of more then about 100 g/M.sup.2 /day, and a coefficient of friction on the adhesive free surface of less than about 1.0.
- 2. The dressing of claim 1 wherein said film is embossed to provide at least one surface with a contact area of less than about 50% of the overall area of said film.
- 3. The dressing of claim 2 wherein the surface opposite said at least one surface is coated with a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
- 4. The dressing of claim 1 wherein said elastomeric film comprises a copolyester ether elastomer.
- 5. The dressing of claim 1 wherein said coefficient of friction of the adhesive free surface is less than 1.0.
- 6. The dressing of claim 1 wherein said elastomeric film comprises a copolyester ether elastomer and said coefficient of friction of the adhesive free surface is less than 0.6.
- 7. The dressing of claim 1 additionally including a centrally located absorbent pad on the adhesive coated surface of said elastomeric film.
- 8. The dressing of claim 7 wherein said elastomeric film extends beyond said absorbent pad in two opposing directions to form a strip bandage.
- 9. The dressing of claim 7 wherein said elastomeric film extends beyond said absorbent pad in all directions to form as island bandage.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/595,339, filed Oct. 10, 1990 now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/382,526, filed Jul. 19, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,012,801.
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Continuations (2)
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