A WOUND TREATMENT DEVICE FOR TREATING A SKIN WOUND AND A METHOD OF TREATING A SKIN WOUND.

摘要

A wound treatment device for treating a skin wound comprises a strip (100) having an upper face and a lower face. The strip (100) comprises a central portion (110) adapted to substantially extend over the wound and a pair of opposing end portions (112a and 112b) connected to the central portion (110) by way of a pair of respective opposing intermediate portions (114a and 114b) such that the central portion (110) overlaps the pair of end portions (112a and 112b). The device further comprises an adhesive (116) disposed on the lower face of the strip (100) at the end portions (112a and 112b), allowing the end portions (112a and 112b) to be adhered to skin around the wound. The strip (100) is deformable, under application of force to the upper face at the central portion (110) in a direction normal to the upper face and towards the lower face, from a self-supporting pre-use configuration in which there is a gap (118) between the pair of end portions (112a and 112b), to an in-use configuration in which the gap (118) between the pair of end portions (112a and 112b) is reduced. The strip (100) further comprises means for securing the central portion in relation to the end portions (112a and 112b) in the in-use configuration.