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Granted Patent B2
US 12,403,043 · App. 18/316,489 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Methods and devices for skin closure

Inventor: Julian Quintero (Flemington, NJ)
Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
A61F13/0243A61F13/00085A61F13/024A61F13/0253A61F13/0259A61L15/22A61L15/58A61B17/00491A61F2013/00238A61F2013/00459A61F2013/00817
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Patent No.
US 12,403,043
App. No.
18/316,489
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wound closure device and a method of its use are disclosed. The wound closure device comprises a wound closure strip, the wound closure strip comprising a wound-facing side and a top side, the wound-facing side comprises an adhesive applied over at least a portion of the wound facing side of the wound closure strip and a non-symmetric, two-part release liner assembly detachably adhered to the adhesive, the release liner assembly comprising a first section and a second section with the second section comprising a wound closure strip-free portion forming a tab. In an alternate embodiment, the device is multi-segmented and the wound closure strip may be coextensive with the release liner assembly.

Claims (18)

1. A multi-segmented wound closure device, comprising:

a multi-segmented wound closure strip, wherein each segment of the multi-segmented wound closure strip is configured to be separated from the multi-segmented wound closure strip, the multi-segmented wound closure strip having a wound-facing side and a top side opposite the wound-facing side, the wound-facing side comprising an adhesive applied over at least a portion of the wound facing side;

a release liner assembly detachably adhered to the wound closure strip by the adhesive, the release liner assembly consisting of a first section and a second section;

wherein the release liner assembly extends over an entire length of each segment of the multi-segmented wound closure device and over an entire width of the multi-segmented wound closure device,

wherein a width of the wound closure strip is greater than a width of the first section of the release liner assembly;

wherein the first section and the second section are separated from each other by a liner cut, and

wherein the liner cut is a shared boundary between the first section and the second section.

2. The wound closure device of claim 1 wherein:

the wound closure strip is porous.

3. The wound closure device of claim 1 , wherein each segment of the multi-segmented wound closure device has a length of 1-8 cm.

4. The wound closure device according to any one of claim 1 , wherein the wound closure strip is a mesh.

5. The wound closure device according to any one of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is provided over the entire wound-facing side of the wound closure strip.

6. The wound closure device according to any one of the claim 1 , wherein the adhesive is a medical grade adhesive including one of acrylic based pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs), rubber based pressure sensitive adhesives, silicone pressure sensitive adhesives and mixtures thereof.

7. The wound closure device of any one of the claim 1 wherein the wound closure strip includes at least a polymerization initiator or rate modifier.

8. A kit comprising:

(a) the wound closure device of any one of the claim 1 ; and

(b) a polymerizable adhesive composition for application over the wound closure strip after the wound closure strip has been applied to a tissue or wound site.

9. The kit according to claim 8 , wherein the polymerizable adhesive composition is different from the adhesive applied to the wound facing side of the wound closure strip.

Continuity (4)
Continuation 16907930 · Jun 22, 2020
Continuation 15675159 · Aug 11, 2017
Continuation In Part 15280303 · Sep 29, 2016
Related Publication 20230277386A1 · Sep 7, 2023
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