Patent · US Expired

Adhesive bandage or tape

US5947917A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 28, 1998
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 28, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2013/00659
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A water resistant, flexible, dermal adhesive product for conformable topical application to human skin, the dermal adhesive product comprising a backing sheet having an adhesive for removably adhering the sheet to the skin, wherein the adhesive is a highly crosslinked pressure sensitive adhesive composition comprising the polymerization reaction product of about 75% to about 95% of a mixture of at least two alkyl acrylate or methacrylate esters, about 1% to about 10% ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, and about 10% to about 20% vinyl lactam, by dry weight of solids, preferably about 80% to about 90% of a mixture of at least two alkyl acrylate or methacrylate esters, about 2% to about 5% ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, and about 10% to about 20% vinyl lactam, by dry weight of solids.

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