BAND-AID
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If you are looking for the the musical ensemble "Band Aid", see Band Aid (disambiguation)
BAND-AID is the registered trademark of Johnson & Johnson for their adhesive pads 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
A Johnson & Johnson employee named Earle Dickson is credited with inventing the adhesive bandage in the 1920s to more efficiently treat the wounds of his accident-prone wife, Josephine. He cut strips of surgical tape, placed some gauze on the sticky side then covered the strips with crinoline to keep them sterile while awaiting use.Template:Product-stub