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Wound packing material

US6794554B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 2001
Grant dateSep 21, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2013/00859
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Wound packing material comprising a resilient polymer-based foam sheet of a predetermined thickness. The foam sheet includes at least one slit of a predetermined length that extends from the foam surface into the foam to a predetermined depth. This slit, or slits, permits the foam, when folded upon itself, to occupy a smaller volume than the foam would occupy when folded over upon itself in the same manner, but in the absence of the slit.

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