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'''Compeed''' (contraction of “Competition” and “Seed”) is a brand of [[Hydrocolloid#Hydrocolloids|hydrocolloid]] [[gel]] [[Adhesive bandage|plasters]] for treating [[blister]]s,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.podiatrytoday.com/article/2015 |title=Treatment Solutions For Common Soccer Injuries |website=www.podiatrytoday.com/ |author=Richard T. Braver |publisher=Podiatry Today, Volume 16 - Issue 10 - October 2003 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Rr1k8bc2?url=http://www.podiatrytoday.com/article/2015 |archive-date=2014-08-15 |access-date=2014-08-15 |quote=Furthermore, using cushioned insoles or a blister protection pad like Blister Guard, Compeed products, Second Skin or using Skin Lube helps ward off friction and reduce blister recurrence. |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Goodyer|first=Larry I.|date=2004|title=Travel Medicine for Health Professionals|chapter=Medical kits, first aid and minor medical conditions|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dxr1_iw7_s0C&pg=PA294&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Pharmaceutical Press|page=294|isbn=9780853695110|access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Weiss|first1=Eric A.|last2=Jacobs|first2=Michael E.|date=2012|title=Marine Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide|chapter=Treatment of Large or Ruptured Blisters|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3eH8HhoOJ8EC&pg=PT215&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=The Mountaineers Books|isbn=978-1594856600|access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Bahr|first=Roald|date=2012|title=The IOC Manual of Sports Injuries: An Illustrated Guide to the Management of Injuries in Physical Activity|chapter=Foot:Blisters|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=buee05ldTPIC&pg=PA466&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|page=466|isbn=978-0470674161|access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Dawood|first=Richard|date=2012|title=Travellers' Health: How to stay healthy abroad|chapter=Foot care: Preventing blisters|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1YX4TOLMidgC&pg=PT264#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0192629470|access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Adby|first1=Terry|last2=Johnson|first2=Stuart|date=2013|title=The Hillwalker's Guide to Mountaineering: Essential Skills for Britain's classic routes|chapter=First Aid Kit|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Fz2UWwnX8GkC&pg=PT35&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Cicerone Press Limited|isbn=978-1852843939|access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Auerbach|first=Paul S.|date=2013|title=Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine|chapter=Blisters:Treatment|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ARBkgCWqdSEC&pg=PA250&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|page=250|isbn=978-0-323-10045-8|access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Zuckerman|first=Jane N.|date=2012|title=Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine, 2nd Edition|chapter=Skin Problems and Foot Care|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v1-y59nzMY0C&pg=PT502#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell|isbn=978-1-4051-9763-2|access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=494DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Blister Shields|author=Buck Tilton|year=1995|publisher=[[Backpacker (magazine)|Backpacker]], Oct 1995}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Warrell|first1=D. A.|last2=Anderson|first2=Sarah.|last3=Anderson|first3=Sarah R.|date=2003|title=Expedition Medicine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uuTGaQdXuQsC&pg=PA140&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Taylor & Francis|page=140|isbn=978-0-19-852950-7|access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref> [[Callus|corns]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.istic.ac.cn/ShowDetail.aspx?dbname=MDS_NSTL_QK&mfn=322588|title=Treatment of corns, calluses and heel fissures with a hydrocolloid dressing|website=www.istic.ac.cn/|author1=K Springett|author2=M Deane|author3=P Dancaster|publisher=The Journal of British Podiatric Medicine, 1997 (52) ,7|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6RqzpjN0I?url=http://www.istic.ac.cn/ShowDetail.aspx?dbname=MDS_NSTL_QK&mfn=322588|archive-date=2014-08-15|access-date=2014-08-15|quote=A hydrocolloid dressing (Compeed) was applied to corns, calluses and heel fissures in 43 symptomatic patients to assess the effects of creating optimum skin hydration levels. Resolution or lesion improvement was recorded by State Registered Chiropodists, along with participants' opinion of pain relief and ease of dressing use. At the end of the study, 57 of corns were reported to be improving, with 21 of these to have cleared; 71 of calluses improved and 14 of these cleared; 87 heel fissures improved and 47 of these healed. All participants noted a marked reduction of pain with use of the dressing which they considered very convenient to use.|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Nathan|first=Alan|date=2010|title=Non-prescription Medicines|chapter=Corns and calluses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lW-0IoSYMBYC&pg=PA57&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Pharmaceutical Press|pages=40–41|isbn=978-0853698869|access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref> cracked heels<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/beauty-doesnt-stop-night-try-1773715 |title=Shhh: Products to help you become Sleeping Beauty |author=Kim Jones |publisher=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=2013-03-20 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Rr4TwxUB?url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/beauty-doesnt-stop-night-try-1773715 |archive-date=2014-08-15 |access-date=2014-08-15 |quote=Compeed Overnight Cracked Heel Cream, £4.49, from pharmacies, contains urea and lactic acid to slough away any rough skin. Wear clean cotton socks after applying the cream for maximum bedtime effects. |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Herpes labialis|cold sores]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rutter|first=Paul|date=2013|title=Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment|chapter=Evidence base for over-the-counter medication|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_mI_n3y5koC&pg=PA238#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|page=238|isbn=978-0702029950|access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Nathan|first=Alan|date=2010|title=Non-prescription Medicines|chapter=Cold sores|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lW-0IoSYMBYC&pg=PA40&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Pharmaceutical Press|pages=40–41|isbn=978-0853698869|access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Randomized clinical study comparing Compeed cold sore patch to acyclovir cream 5% in the treatment of herpes simplex labialis. |vauthors=Karlsmark T, Goodman JJ, Drouault Y, Lufrano L, Pledger GW |publisher=Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology,2008 Nov;22(10) |pmid=18462303 |doi=10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02761.x |volume=22 |journal=J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol |pages=1184–92}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pm-modules.co.uk/pm_modules/ski_pm0310.pdf |title=Pharmacy Magazine: CPD Module, Module 173 |author=Christine Clark |year=2013 |publisher=The Pharmacy Magazine Learning |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Rqx3pjIj?url=http://www.pm-modules.co.uk/pm_modules/ski_pm0310.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-15 |access-date=2014-08-15 |quote=An alternative approach is to use a thin hydrocolloid dressing (Compeed cold sore patch) on the cold sore. In a randomised trial comparing the patches with aciclovir cream 5%, there was no difference in median healing times but participants reported a high level of protection, less noticeable lesions and greater relief of social embarrassment. |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was originally developed by [[Lars Backsell]] working in [[Denmark]] for [[Coloplast A/S]].<ref name=":0" /> <ref>{{Cite journal|last=Waldron|first=Joe|date=March 2021|title=THERE’S THE RUB|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/UK/|journal=Runner's World|volume=March 2021|pages=39-45|via=}}</ref>The brand was sold to [[Johnson & Johnson]] in May 2002<ref name="jj">{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-85950971.html |title=Compeed X-TREME Flex |website=Coloplast A/S sells Coloplast Consumer Products A/S to Johnson & Johnson |publisher=Nordic Business Report |date=2002-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921192614/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-85950971.html |archive-date=2014-09-21 |access-date=2014-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and HRA pharma acquired Compeed in 2017 from Johnson & Johnson but Compeed plasters are still manufactured by Coloplast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-85950971.html |title=Coloplast A/S 9M 2011/12 Financial Statements Chaired by Lars Rasmussen |website=Coloplast A/S sells Coloplast Consumer Products A/S to Johnson & Johnson |publisher=Coloplast |date=2012-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921192614/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-85950971.html |archive-date=2014-09-21 |access-date=2014-08-15 |quote=Regarding Compeed, actually Compeed was a product which was invented by Coloplast many years back and which we tried to sell ourselves for many years through an over the counter general. At the end of the day we realised that was not our business and therefore we sold it off to Johnson & Johnson I think 11 years ago. At that point in time, because we have proprietary technology there, we made an agreement to still keep producing this product. So it is a product where we are sole suppliers for it. They have a lot of other stuff under the Compeed brand but this specific product line, we are the only ones that supply that and, as such, we sort of live and die with this business with them. |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Compeed''' (contraction of "Competition" and "Seed") is a brand of [[Hydrocolloid#Hydrocolloids|hydrocolloid]] [[gel]] [[Adhesive bandage|plasters]] for treating [[blister]]s,<ref>{{cite book|last=Zuckerman|first=Jane N.|date=2012|title=Principles and Practice of Travel Medicine, 2nd Edition|chapter=Skin Problems and Foot Care|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v1-y59nzMY0C&pg=PT502|publisher=Wiley-Blackwell|isbn=978-1-4051-9763-2|access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=494DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52|title=Blister Shields|author=Buck Tilton|year=1995|publisher=[[Backpacker (magazine)|Backpacker]], Oct 1995|access-date=2016-09-27|archive-date=2023-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813185023/https://books.google.com/books?id=494DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Callus|corns]],<ref>{{cite web |author1=K Springett |author2=M Deane |author3=P Dancaster |title=Treatment of corns, calluses and heel fissures with a hydrocolloid dressing |url=http://www.istic.ac.cn/ShowDetail.aspx?dbname=MDS_NSTL_QK&mfn=322588 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085910/http://www.istic.ac.cn/ShowDetail.aspx?dbname=MDS_NSTL_QK&mfn=322588 |archive-date=2014-08-19 |access-date=2014-08-15 |website=www.istic.ac.cn/ |publisher=The Journal of British Podiatric Medicine, 1997 (52), 7}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Nathan|first=Alan|date=2010|title=Non-prescription Medicines|chapter=Corns and calluses|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lW-0IoSYMBYC&pg=PA57|publisher=Pharmaceutical Press|pages=40–41|isbn=978-0853698869|access-date=2014-08-15|archive-date=2023-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813190028/https://books.google.com/books?id=lW-0IoSYMBYC&pg=PA57|url-status=live}}</ref> cracked heels<ref>{{cite web |author=Kim Jones |date=2013-03-20 |title=Shhh: Products to help you become Sleeping Beauty |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/beauty-doesnt-stop-night-try-1773715 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815223855/http://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/beauty-doesnt-stop-night-try-1773715 |archive-date=2014-08-15 |access-date=2014-08-15 |publisher=[[Daily Mirror]]}}</ref> and [[Herpes labialis|cold sores]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Rutter|first=Paul|date=2013|title=Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment|chapter=Evidence base for over-the-counter medication|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1_mI_n3y5koC&pg=PA238|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|page=238|isbn=978-0702029950|access-date=2014-08-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Nathan|first=Alan|date=2010|title=Non-prescription Medicines|chapter=Cold sores|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lW-0IoSYMBYC&pg=PA40|publisher=Pharmaceutical Press|pages=40–41|isbn=978-0853698869|access-date=2014-08-15|archive-date=2023-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813190029/https://books.google.com/books?id=lW-0IoSYMBYC&pg=PA40|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Randomized clinical study comparing Compeed cold sore patch to acyclovir cream 5% in the treatment of herpes simplex labialis. |vauthors=Karlsmark T, Goodman JJ, Drouault Y, Lufrano L, Pledger GW |publisher=Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology,2008 Nov;22(10) |pmid=18462303 |doi=10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02761.x |volume=22 |journal=J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol |year=2008 |issue=10 |pages=1184–92|s2cid=33832332 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Christine Clark |year=2013 |title=Pharmacy Magazine: CPD Module, Module 173 |url=http://www.pm-modules.co.uk/pm_modules/ski_pm0310.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819125849/http://www.pm-modules.co.uk/pm_modules/ski_pm0310.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-19 |access-date=2014-08-15 |publisher=The Pharmacy Magazine Learning}}</ref> It was originally developed by [[Lars Backsell]] while working in [[Denmark]] for [[Coloplast A/S]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Hall |first=Nicholas |date=September 2008 |title=Lars Backsell and the Compeed Story |journal=Simplifyle |volume=14 |pages=203–204}}</ref> The brand was sold to [[Johnson & Johnson]] in May 2002,<ref name="jj">{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-85950971.html |title=Compeed X-TREME Flex |website=Coloplast A/S sells Coloplast Consumer Products A/S to Johnson & Johnson |publisher=Nordic Business Report |date=2002-05-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921192614/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-85950971.html |archive-date=2014-09-21 |access-date=2014-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> then acquired by [[HRA Pharma]] in 2017. Compeed plasters are still manufactured by Coloplast.<ref>{{cite web |date=2012-08-15 |title=Coloplast A/S 9M 2011/12 Financial Statements Chaired by Lars Rasmussen |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-85950971.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140921192614/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-85950971.html |archive-date=2014-09-21 |access-date=2014-08-15 |website=Coloplast A/S sells Coloplast Consumer Products A/S to Johnson & Johnson |publisher=Coloplast}}</ref>


The product originally was designed for treating [[Stoma (medicine)|ostomy]] patients.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hougaard|first=Soren|date=2006|title=The Business Idea: The Early Stages of Entrepreneurship|chapter=Occurrences in a diagnostic perspective|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j0uUhggvxAAC&pg=PA55&dq=#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|page=55|isbn=9783540269595|access-date=2014-09-18}}</ref>
The product was originally designed for treating [[Stoma (medicine)|ostomy]] patients.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hougaard|first=Soren|date=2006|title=The Business Idea: The Early Stages of Entrepreneurship|chapter=Occurrences in a diagnostic perspective|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j0uUhggvxAAC&pg=PA55|publisher=Springer Science & Business Media|page=55|isbn=9783540269595|access-date=2014-09-18|archive-date=2023-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813190029/https://books.google.com/books?id=j0uUhggvxAAC&pg=PA55|url-status=live}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==


1984 - [[Lars Backsell]], while working as a General Manager at Coloplast, identified an untapped niche in the plaster market for band aids that help relieve blisters from certain sports.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Hall|first=Nicholas|date=September 2008|title=Lars Backsell and the Compeed Story|journal=Simplifyle|volume=14|pages=203-204}}</ref> Lars conducted a clinical trial with the [[Swedish Army|Swedish army]] to test a prototype that was used to develop a skin barrier for bandaging purposes based on hydrocolloid technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&date=19830111&DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP&CC=US&NR=4367732A&KC=A&ND=6|title=US4367732 (A) - Skin barrier|publisher=Espacenet|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Sgdg8MiR?url=http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&date=19830111&DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP&CC=US&NR=4367732A&KC=A&ND=6|archive-date=2014-09-18|access-date=2014-09-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> The initial product used an ostomy sheet and sold as a blister protective bandage through pharmacies to consumers.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wall|first=Tom|date=1984|title=Rädda fotterna|journal=Apoteket|volume=1/84}}</ref>
In 1984, [[Lars Backsell]], while working as a General Manager at Coloplast, conducted a clinical trial with the [[Swedish Army|Swedish army]] to test a prototype that developed a skin barrier for bandaging purposes based on hydrocolloid technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?FT=D&date=19830111&DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP&CC=US&NR=4367732A&KC=A&ND=6|title=US4367732 (A) - Skin barrier|publisher=Espacenet|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240527033023/https://www.webcitation.org/6Sgdg8MiR?url=http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio%3FFT=D&date=19830111&DB=worldwide.espacenet.com&locale=en_EP&CC=US&NR=4367732A&KC=A&ND=6|archive-date=2024-05-27|access-date=2014-09-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> The initial product used an ostomy sheet and was sold as a blister-protective bandage through pharmacies to consumers.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Wall|first=Tom|date=1984|title=Rädda fotterna|journal=Apoteket|volume=1/84}}</ref>


1986 - Compeed was first sold in Sweden before being registered in the USA in the category of antiseptic cleaning tissues as a trademark under serial number 73589785.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=doc&state=4805:nppy76.2.11|title=Compeed|website=uspto.gov|publisher=[[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918183140/http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=doc&state=4805:nppy76.2.11|archive-date=2014-09-18|access-date=2014-09-18|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 1986, Compeed was first sold in Sweden before being registered in the United States in the category of [[antiseptic]] cleaning tissues as a trademark under [[serial number]] 73589785.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=doc&state=4805:nppy76.2.11|title=Compeed|website=uspto.gov|publisher=[[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918183140/http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=doc&state=4805:nppy76.2.11|archive-date=2014-09-18|access-date=2014-09-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> Compeed got [[Food and Drug Administration]]-approval in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.510kdecisions.com/applications/index.cfm?id=K883588|title=FDA 510(k) Application Details - K883588|year=1988|publisher=[[Food and Drug Administration]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083524/http://www.510kdecisions.com/applications/index.cfm?id=K883588|archive-date=2014-08-19|access-date=2014-08-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>


1988 - Compeed got [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] approval.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.510kdecisions.com/applications/index.cfm?id=K883588|title=FDA 510(k) Application Details - K883588|year=1988|publisher=[[Food and Drug Administration]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Rqfgd8h9?url=http://www.510kdecisions.com/applications/index.cfm?id=K883588|archive-date=2014-08-15|access-date=2014-08-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2002, "Compeed X-TREME Flex" plaster by Jan Marcussen was included in the art museum [[Museum of Modern Art|MoMA]] design collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=94405|title=Compeed X-TREME Flex|year=2002|website=www.moma.org|publisher=[[Museum of Modern Art]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083038/http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=94405|archive-date=2014-08-19|access-date=2014-08-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> The brand was later sold to [[Johnson & Johnson]] in May 2002.<ref name="jj" />


2002 - "Compeed X-TREME Flex" plaster by Jan Marcussen included into [[Museum of Modern Art|MoMA]] design collection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=94405|title=Compeed X-TREME Flex|year=2002|website=www.moma.org|publisher=[[Museum of Modern Art]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6RqYt3c7f?url=http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=94405|archive-date=2014-08-15|access-date=2014-08-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2004, "Compeed X-TREME Flex" plaster won the [[Danish Design Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ddc.dk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DDA2012.pdf |title=Winners 2000-2011//Danish Design Award 2012 |website=ddc.dk/ |publisher=[[Danish Design Centre]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819103041/http://ddc.dk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DDA2012.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-19 |access-date=2014-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epn.dk/arkiv/ECE5060994/masser-af-prisvaerdigt-dansk-design/ |title=Masser af prisværdigt dansk design |year=2004 |author=Tina Bryld |publisher=[[Jyllands-Posten]] |language=Da |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085051/http://epn.dk/arkiv/ECE5060994/masser-af-prisvaerdigt-dansk-design/ |archive-date=2014-08-19 |access-date=2014-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2007, Compeed was awarded Nicholas Hall's New Product of the Year.<ref name=":0" />

2002 - The brand sold to [[Johnson & Johnson]] in May 2002<ref name="jj" />

2004 - "Compeed X-TREME Flex" plaster wins [[Danish Design Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ddc.dk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DDA2012.pdf |title=Winners 2000-2011//Danish Design Award 2012 |website=ddc.dk/ |publisher=[[Danish Design Centre]] |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6RqYK5O4m?url=http://ddc.dk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DDA2012.pdf |archive-date=2014-08-15 |access-date=2014-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://epn.dk/arkiv/ECE5060994/masser-af-prisvaerdigt-dansk-design/ |title=Masser af prisværdigt dansk design |year=2004 |author=Tina Bryld |publisher=[[Jyllands-Posten]] |language=Da |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6RqWX5q55?url=http://epn.dk/arkiv/ECE5060994/masser-af-prisvaerdigt-dansk-design/ |archive-date=2014-08-15 |access-date=2014-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

2007 - Compeed was awarded Nicholas Hall's New Product of the Year.<ref name=":0" />


== Technology ==
== Technology ==
Hydrocolloidal plaster contains [[croscarmellose sodium]] (an internally [[cross-linked]] sodium [[carboxymethylcellulose]],<ref name="explain">{{cite web|url=http://www.explainthatstuff.com/blisterplaster.html |title=Blister plasters and hydrocolloidal dressings |website=www.explainthatstuff.com/ |author=Chris Woodford |publisher=Explainthatstuff.com |date=2014-05-12 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6RtEKZMEt?url=http://www.explainthatstuff.com/blisterplaster.html |archive-date=2014-08-17 |access-date=2014-08-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> water-soluble [[polymer]]), and [[tackifier]] resins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/patents/US6297423?dq=|title=Bandage for covering area of skin and which may be permanently stretched and shaped to the anatomical contour: US 6297423 B1|website=www.google.com/patents|publisher=Google Patents|date=2001-10-02|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140817080442/https://www.google.com/patents/US6297423?dq=|archive-date =2014-08-17|access-date=2014-08-17}}</ref> The top level of the plaster is made of [[elastomer]] (that ensures that the plaster stays on skin even while moving) and [[polyurethane]] film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.google.us/patents/WO2011135256A1?cl=en|title=Blister dressing including a hydrocolloid adhesive body: WO 2011135256 A|website=www.google.com/patents|publisher=Google Patents|date=2011-11-03|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140817080332/http://www.google.us/patents/WO2011135256A1?cl=en|archive-date =2014-08-17|access-date=2014-08-17}}</ref>
The hydrocolloidal plaster contains [[croscarmellose sodium]] (an internally [[cross-linked]] sodium [[carboxymethylcellulose]],<ref name="explain">{{cite web|url=http://www.explainthatstuff.com/blisterplaster.html |title=Blister plasters and hydrocolloidal dressings |website=www.explainthatstuff.com/ |author=Chris Woodford |publisher=Explainthatstuff.com |date=2014-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002200022/http://www.explainthatstuff.com/blisterplaster.html |archive-date=2014-10-02 |access-date=2014-08-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> water-soluble [[polymer]]) and [[tackifier]] resins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US6297423|title=Bandage for covering area of skin and which may be permanently stretched and shaped to the anatomical contour: US 6297423 B1|website=www.google.com/patents|publisher=Google Patents|date=2001-10-02|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140817080442/https://www.google.com/patents/US6297423?dq=|archive-date =2014-08-17|url-status=live|access-date=2014-08-17}}</ref> The top level of the plaster is made of [[elastomer]] and [[polyurethane]] film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.google.us/patents/WO2011135256A1?cl=en|title=Blister dressing including a hydrocolloid adhesive body: WO 2011135256 A|website=www.google.com/patents|publisher=Google Patents|date=2011-11-03|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140817080332/http://www.google.us/patents/WO2011135256A1?cl=en|archive-date =2014-08-17|access-date=2014-08-17}}</ref>

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When applied to the blister, it starts to absorb body liquids turning into a soft mass that cushions the blister. It seals the blister forming so-called "second skin". The plaster doesn't heal the wound. It prevents the blister from developing and helps new skin to grow underneath the plaster.

Cushioned zone created by the plaster relieves pain and protects the wound from rubbing. The plaster repels water, and stops dirt and germs from entering the wound, thus preventing infection.

At first the plaster absorbs all the moisture from the blister but over time it becomes more permeable so the wound dries out.<ref name="explain" /> Unlike ordinary [[Dressing (medical)|dressings]] hydrocolloidal plaster stays on the wound for several days and it stays on even in the shower.

Corn removing plaster works in a similar way. Only that it absorbs the moisture resulting from [[salicylic acid]] acting on the corn (dissolving it).

== Consumer research ==
Compeed conducts consumer insight researches.

2014 research showed that British women own 25 pairs of shoes but 5 of them are never used because they are too painful to wear.{{shoes that rub your heel }}

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2012 research indicated that 58 percent of women take off their shoes during a night out because of the pain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/stiletto-shoes-come-at-a-high-price/story-fndo317g-1226523105156?nk=8b65861b76ba0eacca8d7be035e89579|title=Stiletto shoes come at a high price|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)]]|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Rqj3KGQP?url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/stiletto-shoes-come-at-a-high-price/story-fndo317g-1226523105156?nk=8b65861b76ba0eacca8d7be035e89579|archive-date=2014-08-15|access-date=2014-08-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> It also showed that the average heel worn by British women is 3.3 [[inch]]es - highest heels across Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9414361/British-women-wear-highest-heels-in-Europe.html |title=British women wear highest heels in Europe |date=2012-07-20 |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Rr2biZGd?url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9414361/British-women-wear-highest-heels-in-Europe.html |archive-date=2014-08-15 |access-date=2014-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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When applied to the blister, it starts to absorb body fluids, turning into a soft mass. It seals the blister, forming the so-called "second skin". The plaster prevents the blister from developing. At first, the plaster absorbs all the moisture from the blister, but over time, it becomes more permeable, so the wound dries out.<ref name="explain" />
== Endorsers ==


== Research ==
Compeed endorsers include tennis players [[Roger Federer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tennisconnected.com/home/2010/04/30/federer-receives-compeed-elegance-award/ |title=Federer Receives Compeed Elegance Award |author=Nima Naderi |publisher=Tennisconnected.Com |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6RqhLB3zn?url=http://tennisconnected.com/home/2010/04/30/federer-receives-compeed-elegance-award/ |archive-date=2014-08-15 |access-date=2014-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[Caroline Wozniacki]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2011-05-17-french-open-caroline-wozniacki_N.htm |title=Soft power: Caroline Wozniacki takes different route to the top |author=Bobby Chintapalli |publisher=[[USA Today]] |date=2011-05-20 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6Rr3yx8Q5?url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2011-05-17-french-open-caroline-wozniacki_N.htm |archive-date=2014-08-15 |access-date=2014-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/2337393/title/world-no1-wozniacki-joins-with-compeed |title=World No.1 Wozniacki Joins With COMPEED |publisher=WTATennis.com |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6RqhsJueC?url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/2337393/title/world-no1-wozniacki-joins-with-compeed |archive-date=2014-08-15 |access-date=2014-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://carolinewozniacki.dk/stay-unstoppable-with-carolines-new-blister-patch-from-compeed/ |title=Stay unstoppable with my new COMPEED® blister pat |publisher=Carolinewozniacki.Dk |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6RqhZNRH2?url=http://carolinewozniacki.dk/stay-unstoppable-with-carolines-new-blister-patch-from-compeed/ |archive-date=2014-08-15 |access-date=2014-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as British actress [[Victoria Shalet]].
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Compeed conducts consumer insight research. A 2012 study found that 58 percent of women take off their shoes during a night out because of the pain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/stiletto-shoes-come-at-a-high-price/story-fndo317g-1226523105156?nk=8b65861b76ba0eacca8d7be035e89579|title=Stiletto shoes come at a high price|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140815211753/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/stiletto-shoes-come-at-a-high-price/story-fndo317g-1226523105156?nk=8b65861b76ba0eacca8d7be035e89579|archive-date=2014-08-15|access-date=2014-08-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=July 2024|certain=y|reason=The actual study seems to be missing.}} It also showed that the average heel worn by British women is 3.3 [[inch]]es, the highest across Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9414361/British-women-wear-highest-heels-in-Europe.html |title=British women wear highest heels in Europe |date=2012-07-20 |publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090241/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG9414361/British-women-wear-highest-heels-in-Europe.html |archive-date=2014-08-19 |access-date=2014-08-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Compeed
OwnerHRA Pharma (2017)
CountryDenmark
Introduced1986 (1986)
MarketsWorld
Previous ownersColoplast
Websitewww.compeed.com

Compeed (contraction of "Competition" and "Seed") is a brand of hydrocolloid gel plasters for treating blisters,[1][2] corns,[3][4] cracked heels[5] and cold sores.[6][7][8][9] It was originally developed by Lars Backsell while working in Denmark for Coloplast A/S.[10] The brand was sold to Johnson & Johnson in May 2002,[11] then acquired by HRA Pharma in 2017. Compeed plasters are still manufactured by Coloplast.[12]

The product was originally designed for treating ostomy patients.[13]

History

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In 1984, Lars Backsell, while working as a General Manager at Coloplast, conducted a clinical trial with the Swedish army to test a prototype that developed a skin barrier for bandaging purposes based on hydrocolloid technology.[14] The initial product used an ostomy sheet and was sold as a blister-protective bandage through pharmacies to consumers.[15]

In 1986, Compeed was first sold in Sweden before being registered in the United States in the category of antiseptic cleaning tissues as a trademark under serial number 73589785.[16] Compeed got Food and Drug Administration-approval in 1988.[17]

In 2002, "Compeed X-TREME Flex" plaster by Jan Marcussen was included in the art museum MoMA design collection.[18] The brand was later sold to Johnson & Johnson in May 2002.[11]

In 2004, "Compeed X-TREME Flex" plaster won the Danish Design Award.[19][20] In 2007, Compeed was awarded Nicholas Hall's New Product of the Year.[10]

Technology

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The hydrocolloidal plaster contains croscarmellose sodium (an internally cross-linked sodium carboxymethylcellulose,[21] water-soluble polymer) and tackifier resins.[22] The top level of the plaster is made of elastomer and polyurethane film.[23]

When applied to the blister, it starts to absorb body fluids, turning into a soft mass. It seals the blister, forming the so-called "second skin". The plaster prevents the blister from developing. At first, the plaster absorbs all the moisture from the blister, but over time, it becomes more permeable, so the wound dries out.[21]

Research

[edit]

Compeed conducts consumer insight research. A 2012 study found that 58 percent of women take off their shoes during a night out because of the pain.[24][unreliable source] It also showed that the average heel worn by British women is 3.3 inches, the highest across Europe.[25]

References

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  3. ^ K Springett; M Deane; P Dancaster. "Treatment of corns, calluses and heel fissures with a hydrocolloid dressing". www.istic.ac.cn/. The Journal of British Podiatric Medicine, 1997 (52), 7. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  4. ^ Nathan, Alan (2010). "Corns and calluses". Non-prescription Medicines. Pharmaceutical Press. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0853698869. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  5. ^ Kim Jones (March 20, 2013). "Shhh: Products to help you become Sleeping Beauty". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  6. ^ Rutter, Paul (2013). "Evidence base for over-the-counter medication". Community Pharmacy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 238. ISBN 978-0702029950. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  7. ^ Nathan, Alan (2010). "Cold sores". Non-prescription Medicines. Pharmaceutical Press. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0853698869. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  8. ^ Karlsmark T, Goodman JJ, Drouault Y, Lufrano L, Pledger GW (2008). "Randomized clinical study comparing Compeed cold sore patch to acyclovir cream 5% in the treatment of herpes simplex labialis". J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 22 (10). Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology,2008 Nov;22(10): 1184–92. doi:10.1111/j.1468-3083.2008.02761.x. PMID 18462303. S2CID 33832332.
  9. ^ Christine Clark (2013). "Pharmacy Magazine: CPD Module, Module 173" (PDF). The Pharmacy Magazine Learning. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Hall, Nicholas (September 2008). "Lars Backsell and the Compeed Story". Simplifyle. 14: 203–204.
  11. ^ a b "Compeed X-TREME Flex". Coloplast A/S sells Coloplast Consumer Products A/S to Johnson & Johnson. Nordic Business Report. May 15, 2002. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  12. ^ "Coloplast A/S 9M 2011/12 Financial Statements Chaired by Lars Rasmussen". Coloplast A/S sells Coloplast Consumer Products A/S to Johnson & Johnson. Coloplast. August 15, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  13. ^ Hougaard, Soren (2006). "Occurrences in a diagnostic perspective". The Business Idea: The Early Stages of Entrepreneurship. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 55. ISBN 9783540269595. Archived from the original on August 13, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  14. ^ "US4367732 (A) - Skin barrier". Espacenet. Archived from the original on May 27, 2024. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  15. ^ Wall, Tom (1984). "Rädda fotterna". Apoteket. 1/84.
  16. ^ "Compeed". uspto.gov. United States Patent and Trademark Office. Archived from the original on September 18, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  17. ^ "FDA 510(k) Application Details - K883588". Food and Drug Administration. 1988. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  18. ^ "Compeed X-TREME Flex". www.moma.org. Museum of Modern Art. 2002. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  19. ^ "Winners 2000-2011//Danish Design Award 2012" (PDF). ddc.dk/. Danish Design Centre. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  20. ^ Tina Bryld (2004). "Masser af prisværdigt dansk design" (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  21. ^ a b Chris Woodford (May 12, 2014). "Blister plasters and hydrocolloidal dressings". www.explainthatstuff.com/. Explainthatstuff.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  22. ^ "Bandage for covering area of skin and which may be permanently stretched and shaped to the anatomical contour: US 6297423 B1". www.google.com/patents. Google Patents. October 2, 2001. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  23. ^ "Blister dressing including a hydrocolloid adhesive body: WO 2011135256 A". www.google.com/patents. Google Patents. November 3, 2011. Archived from the original on August 17, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  24. ^ "Stiletto shoes come at a high price". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  25. ^ "British women wear highest heels in Europe". The Daily Telegraph. July 20, 2012. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
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