Band-Aid
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- This article is about the adhesive bandage. For the musical ensemble "Band Aid", see Band Aid (band).
Image:Bandaid.gif Band-Aid is a registered trademark of Johnson & Johnson for their adhesive bandages used to cover small wounds. However, much of the consuming public in the United States, Canada and Australia uses the term band-aid generically, to refer to any such adhesive bandages (see genericized trademark). Such bandages are better known in many parts of the world as an 'adhesive plaster' or a 'sticking plaster'.
History
The product was originally developed in the 1920's by Earle Dickson, an employee of Johnson & Johnson, for his accident-prone wife. The prototype product allowed his wife to dress her wounds without assistance. Dickson passed the idea on to his employer who then went on to produce and market the product as the Band-Aid. Dickson went on to become Vice President of Johnson & Johnson until his retirement.
External links
- Band-Aid brand official website
- Inventor of the Week - Earle Dickson from the Lemuelson-MIT Program
- History of the Band-Aid