Adhesive-containing wound closure device and method

Abstract

A tissue bonding article includes a flexible material, an adhesive substance applied over at least a portion of a bottom side of the flexible material, and a polymerizable adhesive composition permeated throughout at least a portion of the flexible material.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of Invention [0002] The present invention relates to medical and surgical wound closure and management, and methods for making and using such devices. In particular, the present invention relates to medical and surgical wound closure and management, and related methods, where the device incorporates a polymerizable adhesive material. The materials and methods of the present invention provide an improvement over, and a substitute for, conventional bandages, sutures and staples, and provide improved methods for both approximating and covering wounds, thus providing improved wound management. [0003] 2. Description of Related Art [0004] There are currently in primary use at least four basic ways for closing wounds resulting from surgical incisions or accidental lacerations. These are sutures, surgical staples, surgical skin tapes, and adhesive compositions. Sutures are generally recognized as providing adequate wound support for the duration o...

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Benefits of technology

[0015] In embodiments, the materials and methods of the present invention provide significant advantages over the current materials and methods for wound closure. The materials and methods of the present invention can fully replace the use of bandages, sutures, and / or staples on a variety of wounds and tissue surfaces, thereby providing not only improved wound approximation, but also improved wound closure. These advantages include, among others, improved wound closure, provision of an improved durable microbial barrier, reduced procedure time, improved cosmesis, less pain (during staple / suture removal) resulting in increased patient satisfaction, and improved financial / economic outcomes by eliminating follow-up visits for staple / suture removal.

Problems solved by technology

However, suturing involves additional trauma to the wound, as the needle and suture material must be passed through the tissue at the margins of the wound.

In addition, suturing can cause cosmetically unattractive wound closure marks, can be time consuming, and, depending on techniques and types of sutures used, may require removal.

Such removal entails further medical attention and can involve additional pain and trauma to the patient particularly if the sutures become embedded in the wound.

Surgical staples have disadvantages similar to sutures in terms of cosmetic result.

Further, removal of the staples can be painful and, depending on location and patient pain threshold, may require topical anesthetics.

However, the contact adhesives that are used with such strips typically retain holding power for no more than a day or two and can lose holding power quickly in the presence of moisture, for example, perspiration.

However, these approaches have typically met the same issues as described above for the individual approaches, namely difficulties arising from the use of the sutures, staples and / or bandages or tapes.

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