MEDICAL ARTICLE FOR THE PROPHYLAXIS OF DECUBITUS ULCERS

The present invention relates to a medical article (10) for the prophylaxis of the formation and/or worsening of decubitus ulcers, containing a compress (12) and a skin contact layer (13), which skin contact layer can adhere to skin to be treated, wherein the compress (12) has a proximal surface and...

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Hauptverfasser:	ECKSTEIN, Axel, KRÄMER, Maja
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention relates to a medical article (10) for the prophylaxis of the formation and/or worsening of decubitus ulcers, containing a compress (12) and a skin contact layer (13), which skin contact layer can adhere to skin to be treated, wherein the compress (12) has a proximal surface and a distal surface and comprises a core (15) and a shell (14) surrounding the core (15); wherein the core (15) has a proximal surface and a distal surface and comprises a nonwoven material, which is composed of fibers and absorbent particles, wherein the compress (12) has a longitudinal direction having a first modulus of elasticity and a transverse direction having a second modulus of elasticity and the first modulus of elasticity is greater than the second modulus of elasticity.