US PATENT SUBCLASS 602 / 54
.~.~ Skin or wound facing adhesive layer


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602 /   HD   SURGERY: SPLINT, BRACE, OR BANDAGE

41  DF  BANDAGE STRUCTURE {4}
42  DF  .~ Skin laceration or wound cover {7}
54.~.~ Skin or wound facing adhesive layer {2}
55  DF  .~.~.~> Patterned
56  DF  .~.~.~> Absorbent


DEFINITION

Classification: 602/54

Skin or wound facing adhesive layer:

(under subclass 42) Subject matter wherein significance is attributed to a skin or wound contacting sticky layer which has some specific physical feature or material composition suited for skin or wound contact (e.g., tackiness, porosity, hypoallegenicity, wound nonstick properties, etc.).

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52, for a single layer of adhesive which covers a wound.

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523, Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers,

105, 118 for unmedicated compositions specifically intended for contact with a wound or animal tissue. A surgical adhesive compositions to be coated on a fabric, gauze, tape, etc. is classifiable in subclass 111.

604, Surgery, 389, for absorbent pads having an adhesive layer.