Patents Assigned to Molnlycke
  • SILVER-CONTAINING FOAM STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20100196501
    Abstract: A method of producing a hydrophilic polyurethane foam structure containing a silver salt, chosen from the group of silver sulphate, silver citrate, silver acetate, silver carbonate, silver lactate and silver phosphate, or a mixture of these salts includes the steps of (a) providing a water phase containing a surfactant, and at least one silver salt, wherein the at least one silver salt is dispersed in the water phase; (b) providing a isocyanate-terminated polyether having functionality of more than (2); (c) mixing the water phase and the isocyanate-terminated polyether, immediately transferring the resulting mixture to a mould whereby a foam structure is obtained; and (d) drying the foam structure until it has a moisture content of at most 10% (wt). The hydrophilic polyurethane foam structure produced by the method and a wound dressing containing the foam structure are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB
    Inventors: Stefan Areskoug, Ulf Johannison, Malin Prydz
  • ELONGATED STRIP-LIKE FILM BANDAGE
    Publication number: 20100094191
    Abstract: An elongated, strip-like film bandage, includes a plastics film (1), which on its one side is coated with a skin-friendly adhesive (2), a protective layer (3) detachably fixed to the adhesive coating, and a stiffening layer (4), which is detachably fixed to the plastics film on the opposite side to the adhesive coating. The bandage is bellows-folded into a stack such that the bandage is divided into a number of parts (6-15) stacked one on top of the other, and three such parts of the bandage, which are mutually adjacent, are connected to one another on two opposite sides of the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB
    Inventors: Bengt Netsner, Camilla Johansson
  • WOUND DRESSING HAVING PRESSURE-DISTRIBUTING TUBE INLET
    Publication number: 20100069850
    Abstract: A wound dressing includes a tube (9) for evacuating fluid from a wound and an air-tight and liquid-tight envelope layer (10) of flexible material, which envelope layer has a central region, in which the tube emerges beneath the envelope layer, and a peripheral region, which extends beyond the central region, the tube from the central region running outwards into the peripheral region beneath the envelope layer and out from this. The tube (9) is enclosed in a pressure-distributing material piece (11) which surrounds the tube, extends along the tube in the peripheral region, and also extends laterally beyond the tube viewed in the longitudinal direction of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB
    Inventor: Tomas Fabo
  • SURGICAL DRAPE HAVING AN ABSORBENT EDGE
    Publication number: 20100024831
    Abstract: A surgical drape (1) has a first absorbent region (4) on the upper side thereof. According to the invention, the first absorbent region (4) extends along at least one edge of the drape (1), the first region having a dispersion of liquid on an inclined plane better than in a region (3) or regions adjacent to the first absorbent region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: MÖLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB
    Inventors: Elisabeth Gustafsson, Maria Ragnarsson, Tove Weigel, Katarina Lager
  • ARTICLE OR COMPONENT OF A MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL NATURE FOR AFFIXING A MEDICAL ARTICLE OR PART THEREOF TO SKIN, PROVIDED WITH A RELEASABLE PROTECTION LAYER
    Publication number: 20090259192
    Abstract: An article (1) of a medical and technical nature intended to be affixed to skin, or a component for affixing a medical article or part thereof to skin, which article or component comprises a layer of carrier material (2) that has a layer (3) of a soft skin-friendly adhesive on one side, and a protection layer (4) that protects the adhesive layer before use of the article or component and is affixed to the adhesive layer in such a way that it is releasable. According to the invention, the protection layer (4) is provided with a pattern of projections (6) on the side facing towards the adhesive layer (3) and a reinforcing layer (5) is arranged on the layer of carrier material (2), on the opposite side to the side that has the layer of soft skin-friendly adhesive, in such a way that it can be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Molnlycke Health care AB
    Inventors: Tomas Fabo, Anna Svensby, Ulf Johannison, Dennis Hansson
  • IRRIGATION DRESSING AND METHOD OF APPLYING SUCH AN IRRIGATING DRESSING
    Publication number: 20090254053
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an irrigation dressing, comprising a first body (5) of a soft, liquid-permeable material, at least one connection (8) for the supply of fluid, at least one connection (9) for the drainage of fluid, an airtight and liquid-tight covering layer (10) of flexible material, which covers said material body and extends outside the sides thereof, and an element (2, 3) for affixing the area of the covering layer that extends outside the contour of the first material body to the skin, the first material body facing the wound bed (W) when the dressing is applied. According to the invention the element (2, 3) for affixing said area to the skin includes a layer (3) of a soft, skin-friendly adhesive, which affords sealing against micro-leakage. The invention also relates to a method of applying such a dressing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB
    Inventors: Anna Svensby, Ulf Johannison, Tomas Fabo, Bengt Soderstrom, Angelica Andresen
  • Draping Product with an Adhesive Edge, Incision Film or Tape
    Publication number: 20080210246
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a draping product with an adhesive edge, incision film or tape, provided with a soft, skin friendly adhesive. In accordance with invention, the draping product, the incision film or the tape is leakproof in accordance with the MHC Leakage Test with a groove depth of 50 micrometres.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB
    Inventors: Helena Johansson, Katarina Lager
  • Garments, Such As Gowns, Face Masks, Gloves And Headwear For Personnel Involved In Surgical Operations And The Use Of An Adhesive In Such Garments
    Publication number: 20080134418
    Abstract: A garment, such as gowns, face masks, gloves and headwear for personnel involved in surgical operations. In accordance with the invention, the garment includes a skin friendly element for the sealed attachment of parts of the garment to the skin of a wearer of the garment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB
    Inventors: Helena Johansson, Fredrik Wallefors, Ann-Catherine Ericson, Karl Erikson
  • Sealing Film Dressing
    Publication number: 20080114278
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a film dressing comprising a thin plastic film (2) coated with an adhesive (3). In accordance with the invention, the adhesive (3) has a softness of 10-22 mm, and the adhesive coating has a weight per unit area of 50 g/m2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARD AB
    Inventors: Tomas Fabo, Bengt Soderstrom, Anna Svensby
  • Component for Forming a Seal Around an Opening in the Skin
    Publication number: 20080097361
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a component (1) for forming a seal around an opening in the skin (8). According to the invention, the component (1) comprises a carrier (2) which is enclosed between layers of soft and skin-compatible adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB
    Inventors: Tomas Fabo, Bengt Soderstrom, Anna Svensby
  • Component Making it Easier to Fasten a Stoma Bandage to Skin
    Publication number: 20080009779
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a component (1) making it easier to fasten a stoma bandage (6) to skin. According to the invention, the component comprises a plastic film (2) coated with a layer (3) of a soft and skin-compatible silicone elastomer which adheres to skin. The component also has a through-opening (4) intended to be applied around a stoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: Molnlycke Health Care AB
    Inventors: Tomas Fabo, Bengt Soderstrom, Anna Svensby
  • A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PANTS-TYPE DIAPER OR SANITARY PANTY, AND SUCH AN ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20030135190
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an absorbent article in the form of a pants-type diaper or a sanitary panty starts from a flat blank which includes an elongated absorbent body (5) enclosed between two casing sheets (2, 9) which at opposing front and rear end parts of the absorbent body have side parts which extend laterally beyond the body on opposite sides thereof. The method includes the step of folding the blank about a transverse axis so that the end edges of the side parts lie edge-to-edge. The front and rear side parts of the blank which oppose one another in the folded state of the blank are joined together by a releasable and refastenable fastener (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Molnlycke AB
    Inventors: Urban Widlunc , Anders Gustafsson
  • Disposable surgical drape
    Patent number: 6564803
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable surgical drape (1) that includes a layer (2) of absorbent material and a layer (3) of plastic material. According to the invention, net material (4) extends between the respective layers of absorbent material and plastic material (2 and 3) over the entire drape (1) or over parts thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Molnlycke Health Care AB
    Inventor: Kristina Löfgren
  • Absorbent article
    Patent number: 6508798
    Abstract: An absorbent article having a front part (13; 13′), a rear part (14; 14′) and a crotch part (15; 15′) which lies therebetween. The article includes an absorbent body (1; 1′; 25) which is enclosed between an outer, liquid-impermeable casing sheet (7; 7′; 26) and an inner, liquid-permeable casing sheet (8; 8′; 27), this latter sheet lying proximal to a wearer's body in use. The article further includes on opposite sides of a longitudinal symmetry axis of the article flexible, longitudinally extending flaps (9, 10′ 9′, 10′; 28, 29), each of which is connected to the inner casing sheet along a longitudinal edge and which extends from the connected longitudinal edge in toward a longitudinal symmetry axis of the article. The flaps (9, 10; 9′, 10′; 28, 29) are joined together in the crotch part (15; 15′) of the article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Molnlycke AB
    Inventors: Urban Widlund, Anders Gustafsson, Anna Svernlöv
  • Wound dressing
    Patent number: 6486378
    Abstract: A wound dressing includes an hydrophilic foam layer which is coated with a liquid-permeabe adhesive layer on one side. The dressing includes an absorbent layer disposed on the foam layer on the side opposite to the adhesive coating, wherein absorbent layer is able to drain the foam layer through the action of capillary forces, and wherein the dressing further includes elements that ensure effective contact between the absorbent layer and the foam layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Molnlycke Health Care AB
    Inventors: Stefan Areskoug, Bengt W. Lindquist, Staffan Kuuse
  • Wound dressing
    Patent number: 6479724
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wound dressing that includes a carrier layer which is coated on one side with an adhesive elastomer (3). According to the invention, the carrier layer has the form of a laminate which consists of a plastic film (1) and a material (2) that has an irregular surface structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Molnlycke Health Care AB
    Inventors: Stefan Areskoug, Bengt W. Lindquist
  • Method and devices for laying a thread on a substrate in a zigzag pattern
    Patent number: 6443935
    Abstract: In a method and device for applying a thread to a moving substrate, a thread is continuously dispensed to a pick-up point adjacent to the point of contact of two rotating wheels (2, 3) that are inclined towards each other. The peripheries of the wheels have fingers (7) which hook the thread and move it to one side or the other as the wheels rotate, and then deposit the thread extended between the fingers 180° from the pick-up point. Long spaces between the fingers (7) on one wheel or the other make it possible to lay the thread longitudinally (8b) or in a long diagonal line instead of merely in a lateral zigzag pattern. The method and device may be used to make an absorbent article, such as a diaper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: SCA Molnlycke AB
    Inventors: Anders Gustafsson, Urban Widlund
  • Surgical drape with a liquid barrier
    Patent number: 6394095
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surgical drape that includes a liquid-absorbent top sheet (1) and a liquid-impervious sheet (2) immediately beneath the top sheet. The liquid-impervious sheet faces towards a patient when the drape is in use. According to the invention, at least one string of hotmelt glue (5) is disposed on the surface of the drape, this hotmelt glue extending from the upper side of the top sheet, through said top sheet and bonds with the liquid-impervious sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Molnlycke Health Care AB
    Inventors: Patrik Idman, Ove Berdal
  • Diaper that includes a waist belt and an absorbent unit
    Patent number: 6334858
    Abstract: A diaper or incontinence guard includes a waist belt (1) and an absorbent unit (2) with a front part (3), a rear part (4) and an intermediate crotch part (5). Fastener devices (9-11 and 6-8 respectively) are disposed at the front end and the rear end of the absorbent unit and can be fastened to the belt. Each of the front and rear ends of the absorbent unit (2) includes a respective central fastener device (10 and 7) that is located on the longitudinal symmetry axis (A—A) of the unit, and two lateral fastener devices (9, 11 and 6, 8 respectively) located on respective sides of the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: SCA Molnlycke AB
    Inventors: Peter R{overscore (o)}nnberg, Eva Simmons, Anders Gustafsson
  • Absorbent article, such as a diaper or an incontinence guard
    Patent number: 6328724
    Abstract: An absorbent article includes a front part, a rear part and an intermediate crotch part and also an absorbent body enclosed between the outer liquid-impermeable casing sheet and an inner liquid-permeable casing sheet, and longitudinal flaps located on respective sides of the longitudinal symmetry axis of the article and that extend transversely in towards the axis, and further including longitudinal elastic elements which extend along those edges of the flaps that face toward the longitudinal symmetry axis. The absorbent body is divided into a central part and two side parts at least in the crotch part by folding indications which are located on respective sides of the longitudinal symmetry axis in front and rear sections and which diverge relative to one another up to the side edges of the absorbent body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: SCA Molnlycke AB
    Inventors: Peter Ronnberg, Eva Fransson, Anders Gustafsson