DRESSING FOR PUNCTURE OR INJECTION SITE, PARTICULARLY FOR HEMODIALYSIS
Dressing (10) for puncture or injection site, comprising a sheet of micro-perforated polymer material, a first face of said sheet being covered with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, the opposite face of said sheet being non-adhesive, characterized in that it comprises a strip of material attached to the non-adhesive face of the sheet of polymer material, said strip of material being compressible and impermeable.
1 . A dressing ( 10 ) for puncture or injection site, comprising a sheet of micro-perforated polymer material, a first face of said sheet being covered with a pressure-sensitive adhesive, the opposite face of said sheet being non-adhesive, characterized in that it comprises a strip of material attached to the non-adhesive face of the sheet of polymer material, said strip of material being compressible and impermeable.
2 . The dressing ( 10 ) for puncture or injection site according to claim 1 , wherein the strip of compressible and impermeable material forms a frame ( 13 ).
3 . A dressing ( 10 ) for puncture or injection site, comprising a strip of compressible and impermeable material of expanded polymer, or a cellulose-based non-woven material, or made of polyethylene vinyl acetate.
4 . The dressing ( 10 ) for puncture or injection site according to claim 3 , wherein the strip of compressible and impermeable material is of polyethylene foam.
5 . The dressing ( 10 ) for puncture or injection site according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet of micro-perforated polymer material is transparent, translucent or semi-transparent.
6 . The dressing ( 10 ) for puncture or injection site according to claim 5 , wherein the sheet of micro-perforated polymer material is of polyethylene provided with an acrylic adhesive.
7 . The dressing ( 10 ) for puncture or injection site according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet of micro-perforated polymer material is provided with perforations of a diameter of less than 0.5 mm.
8 . The dressing ( 10 ) for puncture or injection site according to claim 7 , wherein the density of perforations of the sheet of micro-perforated polymer material is on the order of 100 per square centimeter.
9 . A perfusion, drainage or catheterization kit comprising a dressing ( 10 ) as presented in claim 1 , and a needle, a cannula, a catheter, or a drain.
10 . A method of using a dressing ( 10 ), according to claim 1 , comprising dressing an arteriovenous fistula AVF.