Abstract: This invention provides for a sealing strip for a negative pressure wound dressing, the sealing strip comprising, in order: a carrier layer having opposite front and rear surfaces; an adhesive layer covering at least a portion of the front surface of the carrier layer and wherein the adhesive layer comprises an acrylic adhesive; and at least one release liner detachably connected to the adhesive layer; wherein the adhesive layer has a weight of no more than 33 gsm, and wherein the carrier layer has a weight of between 20 gsm and 35 gsm.

Abstract: The invention provides a sealing strip for use in negative pressure wound therapy, comprising: a carrier layer comprising a front face and a back face; a protective liner on the back face of the carrier layer; an adhesive layer on the front face of the carrier layer; a first release liner on a first portion of the adhesive layer; a second release liner on a second portion of the adhesive layer, and which extends to one lateral edge of the adhesive layer; wherein each of the first and second release liners comprises a portion detachably adhered to the adhesive layer and at least one handling tab portion which is not adhered to the adhesive layer; and wherein the surface area of the handling tab portion or the surface area of the handling tab portions combined of the first release liner is at least 45% of the total surface area of the first release liner.

Abstract: A negative pressure wound dressing comprising a backing layer, an adhesive skin contact layer and an absorbent structure wherein the adhesive skin contact layer is configured to detachably adhere the dressing to a dermal surface, wherein the backing layer comprises an aperture for connection to a negative pressure source, wherein the absorbent structure comprises a wound contact layer arranged to contact the wound when the adhesive skin contact layer is adhered to the skin adjacent the wound, further wherein the wound contact layer comprises an antimicrobial agent comprising ionic silver.

Abstract: A pressure gradient wound dressing having an absorbent pad and a covering layer, the absorbent pad having a shape including two elongate portions arranged at an angle to one another. The covering layer overlapping the absorbent pad and having a quadrilateral shaped periphery.

Abstract: A pressure gradient wound dressing, the wound dressing having an absorbent pad having a shape having two elongate portions and at least one wing, wherein a short edge of a first elongate portion abuts a long edge of a second elongate portion, the at least one wing extending between a long edge of the first elongate portion and the long edge of the second elongate portion.