## Polymeric Film Discontinuities in Wound Closure Device 

## Related Applications 

The present application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/832,965 filed on April 12, 2019 the contents of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 

## Background 

A number of United States patents have issued naming inventor Michael Lebner and directed toward a two-component medical device for closing a wound or incision, or methods related to same. Examples of such patents include US Patent Nos: 6,329,564; 6,831,205; 6,822,133; 7,51 1,185; 8,636,763; 7,414,168; 7,332,641 ; 7,354,446; 8,636,763; 7,838,718; 7,414,168 and 7,563,941, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. A common feature of these two component wound closure devices are a pair of (i.e., a first and a second) adhesive-backed anchoring members that are adhered to the skin on opposite sides of the wound or incision to be closed. Each of the first and second adhesive-backed anchoring members comprise an edge, referred to as a wound edge, to be applied generally parallel and adjacent to the wound to be closed. 

Adherence of the first and second adhesive-backed anchoring members to the skin can present challenges, in particular, when applied to a physically active user. The build-up of sweat under the adhesive-backed anchoring members, particularly in combination with repeated joint flexion can tend to cause unintended release of an adhesive-backed anchoring member. 

## Summary 

The present disclosure relates to a two-component medical device for closing a wound or incision. The two-component device comprising a first component comprising: a) a first adhesive-backed anchoring member having one edge referred to as the wound edge of the first adhesive-backed anchoring member, wherein the first adhesive-backed anchoring member is produced from a polymeric film sheet and wherein the first adhesive-backed anchoring member is characterized by the presence of one or more discontinuities in the polymeric film sheet allowing for the release of sweat from beneath the first adhesive-backed anchoring member; ii) one or more first elongated connectors extending from the wound edge of the first adhesive- backed anchoring member; and iii) one or more first pulling elements joined to the one or more first elongated connectors and adapted for translation of the first adhesive-backed anchoring 

