| abstract |
A flexible dressing such as a first aid dressing or a protective dressing comprises an absorbent layer (2) of polymer foam comprising a support layer (3) permeable to water vapor, impermeable to liquids, and on the surface. facing the body, a discontinuous layer of adhesive (4), the thickness of the absorbent layer at the margins (22) of the dressing being less than that of the layer lying between the margins (21). The adhesive can be applied directly to the foam or it can be applied to an intermediate discontinuous layer (5) such as a polymer gauze, which is itself laminated or bonded to the absorbent foam layer. |