Hybrid Sealing Tape

Abstract

A dressing for treating a tissue site with negative pressure is described. The dressing includes a tissue interface and a sealing member. The dressing further includes a sealing tape configured to be coupled to the sealing member and epidermis. The sealing tape includes a bonding adhesive and a sealing adhesive coupled to a side of the sealing tape. The sealing tape includes a layer of the bonding adhesive disposed on a film layer and a layer of sealing adhesive having one or more apertures disposed on the bonding adhesive. The sealing tape can include a layer of the bonding adhesive disposed on a portion of a film layer and a layer of the sealing adhesive disposed on a uncovered portions of the film layer.

1 - 28 . (canceled) 
     
     
         29 . A method for sealing a tissue site, the method comprising:
 disposing a tissue interface adjacent to the tissue site;   covering the tissue interface with a drape and sealing the drape to tissue adjacent to the tissue site to form a sealed space; and   coupling a sealing tape to the drape and to epidermis, the sealing tape each comprising a bonding adhesive configured to form a bonding coupling and a sealing adhesive configured to form a sealing coupling.   
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising coupling the sealing tape over edges of the drape so that each sealing tape is partially coupled to the epidermis and partially coupled to the drape. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 coupling the sealing tape to the epidermis adjacent to the tissue interface to form a window; and   coupling the drape to the sealing tape to cover the window so that the sealing tape is between the drape and the epidermis.   
     
     
         32 - 52 . (canceled) 
     
     
         53 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the sealing tape further comprises:
 a film layer coupled to the bonding adhesive; and   the sealing adhesive is coupled to the bonding adhesive, the sealing adhesive having portions removed to form a first pattern and expose the bonding adhesive through the sealing adhesive in a second pattern.   
     
     
         54 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the sealing tape further comprises:
 a film layer coupled to the bonding adhesive; and   the bonding adhesive and the sealing adhesive comprise an adhesive layer comprising:
 the sealing adhesive disposed on a first portion of the film layer in a first pattern, and 
 the bonding adhesive disposed on a second portion of the film layer in a second pattern, the second pattern registered with the first pattern so that the first portion and the second portion cover substantially different portions of the film layer. 
   
     
     
         55 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the sealing tape further comprises:
 a film layer coupled to the bonding adhesive,   wherein the sealing adhesive forms a first pattern and the bonding adhesive forms a second pattern.   
     
     
         56 . The method of  claim 55 , wherein the first pattern comprises at least one row of apertures disposed proximate a center of the sealing tape and the second pattern comprises remaining portions of the sealing tape. 
     
     
         57 . The method of  claim 55 , wherein the first pattern comprises at least two rows of apertures and the second pattern comprises remaining portions of the sealing tape. 
     
     
         58 . The method of  claim 56 , wherein the rows of apertures are offset from each other. 
     
     
         59 . The method of  claim 55 , wherein the first pattern comprises a strip of adhesive disposed proximate a center of the sealing tape and the second pattern comprises a strip of adhesive adjacent an edge of the sealing tape. 
     
     
         60 . The method of  claim 55 , wherein the second pattern comprises a wave pattern extending a length of the sealing tape and the first pattern comprises the remaining portions of the sealing tape. 
     
     
         61 . The method of  claim 55 , wherein:
 the first pattern comprises a first plurality of apertures disposed in a pattern on the sealing tape and a second plurality of apertures having shapes that are a portion of shapes of the first plurality of apertures, the second plurality of apertures disposed adjacent to an edge of the sealing tape; and   the first pattern comprises the remaining portions of the sealing tape.   
     
     
         62 . The method of  claim 61 , wherein first plurality of apertures have a circular shape and the second plurality of apertures have a semi-circular shape. 
     
     
         63 . The method of  claim 55 , wherein the first pattern comprises a plurality of apertures positioned adjacent to edges of the sealing tape and the second pattern comprises the remaining portions of the sealing tape. 
     
     
         64 . The method of  claim 55  wherein:
 the first pattern comprises two strips of adhesive extending a length of the sealing tape, at least one of the two strips of adhesive disposed adjacent to an edge of the sealing tape and another of the two strips of adhesive disposed between the edges of the sealing tape; and 
 the second pattern comprises the remaining portions of the sealing tape. 
 
     
     
         65 . A dressing for treating a tissue site with negative pressure, the dressing comprising:
 a tissue interface configured to be positioned adjacent to the tissue site;   a sealing member configured to be positioned over the tissue interface and the tissue site to form a sealed environment; and   a sealing tape comprising a bonding adhesive having a second pattern and a sealing adhesive having a first pattern, the sealing tape configured to attach the sealing member to epidermis,   wherein the first pattern comprises a strip of adhesive disposed proximate a center of the sealing tape and the second pattern comprises a strip of adhesive adjacent an edge of the sealing tape.   
     
     
         66 . The dressing of  claim 65 , wherein the sealing tape further comprises:
 a film layer coupled to the bonding adhesive; and   the sealing adhesive is coupled to the bonding adhesive, the sealing adhesive having portions removed to form the first pattern and expose the bonding adhesive through the sealing adhesive in the second pattern.   
     
     
         67 . The dressing of  claim 65 , wherein the sealing tape further comprises:
 a film layer coupled to the bonding adhesive; and   the bonding adhesive and the sealing adhesive comprise an adhesive layer comprising:
 the sealing adhesive disposed on a first portion of the film layer in the first pattern, and 
 the bonding adhesive disposed on a second portion of the film layer in the second pattern, the second pattern registered with the first pattern so that the first portion and the second portion cover substantially different portions of the film layer. 
   
     
     
         68 . A dressing for treating a tissue site with negative pressure, the dressing comprising:
 a tissue interface configured to be positioned adjacent to the tissue site;   a sealing member configured to be positioned over the tissue interface and the tissue site to form a sealed environment; and   a sealing tape comprising a bonding adhesive having a second pattern and a sealing adhesive having a first pattern, the sealing tape configured to attach the sealing member to epidermis,   wherein the first pattern comprises two strips of adhesive extending a length of the sealing tape, at least one of the two strips of adhesive disposed adjacent to an edge of the sealing tape and another of the two strips of adhesive disposed between the edges of the sealing tape; and   the second pattern comprises the remaining portions of the sealing tape.   
     
     
         69 . The dressing of  claim 68 , wherein the sealing tape further comprises:
 a film layer coupled to the bonding adhesive; and   the sealing adhesive is coupled to the bonding adhesive, the sealing adhesive having portions removed to form the first pattern and expose the bonding adhesive through the sealing adhesive in the second pattern.   
     
     
         70 . The dressing of  claim 68 , wherein the sealing tape further comprises:
 a film layer coupled to the bonding adhesive; and   the bonding adhesive and the sealing adhesive comprise an adhesive layer comprising:
 the sealing adhesive disposed on a first portion of the film layer in the first pattern, and 
 the bonding adhesive disposed on a second portion of the film layer in the second pattern, the second pattern registered with the first pattern so that the first portion and the second portion cover substantially different portions of the film layer.