Abstract: A wound closure device includes first and second attachment members, each of which defines a concave skin contacting surface shaped to bond adhesively to the skin on a respective side of a wound. A bridge is provided to hold the two attachment members in abutting alignment to close the wound. The attachment members are sufficiently resilient to evert the skin on both sides of the wound to bring the skin into healing alignment across the wound. In this way, both the epidermis and the germinal layer or dermis of the skin can be aligned properly to minimize scar tissue formation.

Abstract: An improved skin closure device is disclosed which includes a pair of attachment members adapted to be positioned along either side of a wound to be closed, wherein the wound is of the type having a denuded region between the marginal edges of the wound. The device includes a plurality of pins associated with the attachment members for the purpose of mechanically securing the attachment members to underlying skin layers, as well as an adhesive interface adapted to adhesively secure the attachment members to the epidermis. A number of interconnecting devices are disclosed which operate to provide a biasing force tending to bring the two attachment members together in order to close the wound gradually and progressively.