{
  "patent_number": "US 1612267",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "The Invention of the Modern Adhesive Bandage",
  "original_title": "Surgical dressing",
  "summary": "A 1926 patent by Johnson and Johnson for the first mass-produced, sterile adhesive bandage, commonly known as the Band-Aid.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent describes a surgical dressing consisting of a strip of adhesive material with a central, non-adhesive pad of sterile gauze. The design allows the user to apply a protective, absorbent covering to a minor wound without needing separate tape or pins. By integrating the adhesive backing and the sterile pad into a single, ready-to-use unit, it simplified the process of dressing small cuts and scrapes in a home environment.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover non-adhesive bandages or traditional gauze rolls.",
    "Does not cover liquid bandages or spray-on wound sealants.",
    "Does not cover medical dressings that require separate adhesive tape for fixation.",
    "Does not cover complex surgical sutures or internal wound closure devices."
  ],
  "filed": "1925-12-29",
  "granted": "1926-12-28",
  "expires": "1945-12-29",
  "status": "expired",
  "holder": "Johnson and Johnson",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/johnson-and-johnson",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Dickson Ensign Earle",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/dickson-ensign-earle"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 16,
  "tags": [
    "biotech",
    "consumer_electronics"
  ],
  "abstract": null,
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/1612267/band-aid-adhesive-bandage",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/1612267/band-aid-adhesive-bandage/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US1612267",
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