(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. (54) Title: POLYMERIC FILM DISCONTINUITIES IN WOUND CLOSURE DEVICE Published: (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). 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. (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, (74) Agent: FARRELL, Kevin, M.; Pierce Atwood LLP, 100 Summer Street, Suite 2250, Boston, MA 021 10 (US). (72) Inventor: LEBNER, Michael; 66 Maugus Avenue, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (US). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (71) Applicant: CLOZEX MEDICAL, INC. [US/US]; 36 Washington Street, Suite 220, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481 (US). (30) Priority Data: 62/832,965 12 April 2019 (12.04.2019) US (26) Publication Language: (25) Filing Language: (22) International Filing Date: (21) International Application Number: (51) International Patent Classification: A61B 1 7/08 (2006.01) PCT/US2020/024210 23 March 2020 (23.03.2020) English English $^{I}$IG.