US 6,420,622 · Granted 2002-07-16
Medical article having fluid control film
The present invention provides medical articles having a fluid control film component which comprise a sheet having microchannels that permit directional flow of a liquid. Articles incorporating the fluid control film include: wound dressings, wound drains, tympanostomy fluid wicks, intravenous access site dressings, drug delivery dressings, and sweat collection patches.
Patent details
- Publication number
- US 6,420,622
- Filing date
- 1999-01-22
- Grant date
- 2002-07-16
- Assignee
- 3M Innovative Properties Company
- Inventor(s)
- JOHNSTON RAYMOND P., SCHOLZ MATTHEW T., HEINECKE STEVEN B., HENTZEN CHARLES A.
- CPC class
- F28F21/065
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