US 20090005722A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2009/0005722 A1 Jennings-Spring (43) Pub. Date: Jan. 1, 2009 (54) SKIN-CONTACTING-ADHESIVE FREE Publication Classification DRESSING (51) Int. Cl. Inventor: Barbara Jennings-Spring, Jupiter, A61N L/30 (2006.01) (76) A6F I3/00 (2006.01) FL (US) A6IL I5/00 (2006.01) Correspondence Address: AOIG 7/06 (2006.01) Irving M. Fishman AOIG 7/04 (2006.01) c/o Cohen, Tauber, Spievack and Wagner (52) U.S. Cl. .................. 604/20: 602/43: 602/48; 4771.5; Suite 2400, 420 Lexington Avenue 47/13 New York, NY 10170 (US) (57) ABSTRACT (21) Appl. No.: 12/231,104 A dressing having a flexible sleeve shaped to accommodate a Substantially cylindrical body portion, the sleeve having a (22) Filed: Aug. 29, 2008 lining which is substantially non-adherent to the body part being bandaged and having a peripheral securement means Related U.S. Application Data which attaches two peripheral portions to each other without (63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 1 1/434,689, those portions being circumferentially adhered to the sleeve filed on May 16, 2006. portion. Patent Application Publication Jan. 1, 2009 Sheet 1 of 9 US 2009/0005722 A1 Patent Application Publication Jan. 1, 2009 Sheet 2 of 9 US 2009/0005722 A1 10 8 F.G. 5 Patent Application Publication Jan. 1, 2009 Sheet 3 of 9 US 2009/0005722 A1 13 FIG.6 2 - Y TIII Till "T fift 11 10 FIG.7 8 13 6 - 12 - Timir" "in "in "MINIII. TITUTI. EIILITIL Patent Application Publication Jan. 1, 2009 Sheet 4 of 9 US 2009/0005722 A1 Patent Application Publication Jan. 1, 2009 Sheet 5 of 9 US 2009/0005722 A1 1 6 14 - : "TITFIII, IIITU Patent Application Publication Jan. 1, 2009 Sheet 6 of 9 US 2009/0005722 A1 6 FIG.14B Patent Application Publication Jan. 1, 2009 Sheet 7 of 9 US 2009/0005722 A1 FIG.15B F.G. 16 10 Patent Application Publication Jan. 1, 2009 Sheet 8 of 9 US 2009/0005722 A1 12 7 1 II. a I 13JNTT TLE (ET =- P TIII. III IIIEE Patent Application Publication Jan. 1, 2009 Sheet 9 of 9 US 2009/0005722 A1 410 40O FIG.2O US 2009/0005722 A1 Jan. 1, 2009 11 in central region 8. When flap portions 6 and 7 are dis 16 (such as after circumcision). As shown, the device has been placed centrally inward, top portion 9 and bottom portion 10 applied to the penis, and right and left flaps 6 and 7 pulled can be displaced from one another such as shown in FIG. 8 to together so as to allow securing means 12 and 13 to mate and open sleeve 111 in anticipation of applying the device to an secure the device. FIG. 14 B shows the same arrangement as appropriate body or plant part. Securement means 12 and 13 FIG. 14A except that a drainage member 35 (preferably a are placed so that once the device is placed on the body or mesh fabric material) is also present, which is affixed to plant part, the peripheral ends of flaps 6 and 7 (distal from portion 10 in any suitable manner, such as by stitching 36. The central portion 8) can be grasped and brought together so that orientation and shape of drainage member 35 is not critical securement means 12 and 13 are substantially mated to one and many other variations will be appreciated by those of another (face to face) and result in securing the device in place ordinary skill. While drainage member 35 helps to isolate the without adhering to central portion 8. In the course of bring circumcised penis, it is merely optional in the present inven ing flaps 6 and 7 together, the top portion 9 may fold into a tion. position as shown more specifically in FIGS. 1 and 2. It 0044 FIG. 15A is an enlarged view of central portion 8 of should be noted that although the figures show the securement FIG. 8, showing the details of the protecting surfaces of the means across a Substantial portion of the flaps 6 and 7, the area bandage portion which will impact against the body part or of flaps 6 and 7 having a securement means thereon can vary plant part to which the invention dressing is being applied. in both length and width as desired so long as the securement Generally, the center portion 8 includes an outer wall 27 means, when moved to a closed position about a body part do formed by the outside surfaces of portions 20A and 20B and not adhere to circumferential areas of the central portion 8. an inner wall 26 formed by the inner portions of opposing but only to securement means areas. An alternative embodi portions of 20A and 20B. Portions 20A and 20B may begauze ment has flaps 6 and 7 extending a minimum distance from or any other suitable material. Lining portions 17 and 18 can central portion 8 and has securement means extensions there be fitted flushly against the inner wall 26 and sandwiched from So that when brought together into a closed position between opposing portions 20A and 20B. While FIG. 15 about a body part, flap portions 6 and 7 may or may not meet shows portions 20A and 20B as only in the central portion 8, alternative and preferred embodiments have portions 20A each other, but the securement means extension thereof do and 20B extending partially into or completely across the left meet each otherina way that allows for the Securement means and right flap regions 6 and 7. In many embodiments, lining to mate to each other and secure the device in place without portions 17 and 18 are merely a coating which prevents adhe attaching to the central portion 8. sion or sticking of the device to the skin, Such as petrolatum, 0042 FIGS. 11-13 show the device of FIG. 7 in which the which can be applied in the manufacturing process or can be device is in alternate pre-use folded positions rather than the added by the user at the time of use. Additionally, portion 20A flat opened position of FIGS. 6 and 7. In FIGS. 11-13, the and lining portion 17 may constitute a unitary layer if the peripheral ends of the flaps 6 and 7 (distal from the central material of portion 20A is naturally skin-non-adherent or is portion 8) have been displaced centrally, but instead of open impregnated with a materials so as to be skin non-adherent. ing the sleeveportion as in FIG. 8, the central portion 8 has not Xeroform R) (petrolatum impregnated gauze with 3% bismuth been opened, resulting in an upper minor flap 14 and a lower tribromophenate) is one Such suitable material (although the minor flap 15. FIGS. 12 and 13 show the device of FIG. 11 bismuth tribromophenate should preferably not be used with where the minor flaps have been displaced to opposite sides infants). Similarly, portion 20B and lining portion 18 may (FIG. 12) or to the same side (FIG. 13). For FIGS. 12 and 13, also constitute a unitary layer in the same fashion. The inner left and right may be interchanged without departing from the surface of central portion 8 (i.e., the lining portions 17 and 18 present invention. When positions such as those in FIGS. 12 if present, or the portions 20A and 20B if lining portions 17 and 13 are utilized, one must be sure that the securement and 18 are not separately present), may additionally be means chosen is one which would not result in attachment impregnated with Suitable active agents or formulations between either of the flaps 6 and 7 on the one hand and flaps thereof for any of a variety of uses. Lining portions 17 and 18 14 and 15 on the other. Other alternate pre-use folded posi or portions thereof, alone or together with corresponding tions will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art segments of portions 20A and 20B may be transdermal for without departing from the present invention. As an alterna mulations or transdermal devices that have been adhered to tive, a securement means cover (not shown) which is not wall 27 (iflining portions 17 and 18 and portion 20A and 20B adherent to the other portions of the device in which it comes are otherwise not separately present in the respective area) or in contact may be used to prevent adherence of the secure adhered to wall 26 (iflining portions 17 and 18 are not present ment means to other layers during manufacture, packaging, but portions 20A and 20B are present in the corresponding and storing of the device until Such time as one is ready to area). One variant of this is shown in FIG. 15B, where two apply the device. Suitable materials include any material different transdermal regions are present using two different which is easily removed when desired from the securement types of transdermal delivery. Use of transdermal delivery means and yet prevents adherence between the securement with the present invention can utilize a single transdermal means and the rest of the device when in place. For example, delivery overall or a portion of the skin-contacting Surface or when the securement means is Velcro, the securement means as shown in FIG. 15 utilize different transdermal delivery cover may be a piece of mated Velcro or a non-Velcro sleeve portions that are the same or different from one another in the slipped over the securement means.