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.