Abstract: A device for facilitating application of a plastic film to skin, said plastic film being a component in a wound dressing or other medical article, comprising a stiffening layer removably attached to one side of said film. Two grip handles are arranged on the stiffening layer, which is divided in two regions, arranged on opposite side of a fictitious line crossing over the film. A first one of said grip handles is fastened on one of said regions of the stiffening layer in at least parts of an elongated area and the rest of said grip handle is free and extends from said elongated area over said one region of the stiffening layer with its centre line in a first direction towards one end of the film. The other grip handle is arranged in the same way on the other of said regions of the stiffening layer and extends in an opposite direction to the first grip handle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for making holes in a layer (1) of heat-fusible material. According to the invention a layer of absorbent material (2) is placed in contact with a layer (1) of heat-fusible material, following which the layer of heat-fusible material is heated locally so that holes are formed in the material.