Wound dressing
A wound dressing includes a substantially transparent upper layer, an absorbent layer comprising a plurality of apertures arranged in a lattice pattern, and a low-adherent wound contact layer provided with a plurality of apertures arranged in a lattice pattern such the apertures of this layer are congruent with the apertures of the absorbent layer.
1. A wound dressing comprising:
a substantially transparent layer;
a low-adherent wound contact layer; and
an absorbent layer between the transparent layer and the wound contact layer, the absorbent layer defining a plurality of apertures arranged in a lattice pattern, the wound contact layer defining a plurality of apertures arranged in a lattice pattern such that the apertures of the wound contact layer are congruent with the apertures of the absorbent layer.
2. The wound dressing of claim 1 wherein the substantially transparent layer comprises a film.
3. The wound dressing of claim 1 wherein the film comprises an adhesive coating.
4. The wound dressing of claim 1 wherein the absorbent layer comprises foam.
5. The wound dressing of claim 1 wherein the absorbent layer comprises struts defining a plurality of apertures arranged in the lattice pattern.
6. The wound dressing of claim 5 wherein the apertures are irregular hexagons.
7. The wound dressing of claim 1 wherein the absorbent layer has an absorbent area of not more than 50% of the total area covered.
8. The wound dressing of claim 1 wherein the absorbent layer lattice pattern repeats every 5 to 50 mm.
9. The wound dressing of claim 1 wherein the wound contact layer comprises a film.
10. The wound dressing of claim 1 wherein the wound contact layer comprises struts defining a plurality of apertures arranged in the lattice pattern.
11. The wound dressing of claim 1 wherein peripheral edges of the transparent layer extend beyond peripheral edges of the absorbent layer.
12. A method comprising:
hole punching an absorbent layer and a wound contact layer of a wound dressing such that the absorbent layer defines a plurality of apertures arranged in a lattice pattern and the wound contact layer defines a plurality of apertures arranged in a lattice pattern, and
arranging the absorbent layer between a transparent layer and the wound contact layer, the apertures of the wound contact layer being congruent with the apertures of the absorbent layer.