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(51) International Patent Classification: A61B 1 7/08 (2006.01) 

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(30) Priority Data: 62/832,965 12 April 2019 (12.04.2019) US 

(71) Applicant: CLOZEX MEDICAL, INC. [US/US]; 36 Washington Street, Suite 220, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (US). 

(72) Inventor: LEBNER, Michael; 66 Maugus Avenue, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (US). 

(74) Agent: FARRELL, Kevin, M.; Pierce Atwood LLP, 100 Summer Street, Suite 2250, Boston, MA 021 10 (US). 

(81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available) : AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY,BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, 

(54) Title: POLYMERIC FILM DISCONTINUITIES IN WOUND CLOSURE DEVICE 

PCT/US2020/024210 

23 March 2020 (23.03.2020) 

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KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY,MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, WS, ZA, ZM, ZW. 

(84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available) . ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, Cl, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). 

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(57) Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a two-component medical device for closing a wound or incision. The two-component device comprising a first and second component, each comprising an adhesive- backed anchoring member having one edge referred to asthe wound edge. The adhesive-backed anchoring members are produced from a polymeric film sheet. Disclosed are instances wherein the adhesive-backed anchoring members are characterized by the presence of one or more discontinuities in the polymeric film sheet. 

