Bandage assembly

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1997-08-01

1999-03-02

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Bandage structure

Retainers for wound dressings

A61F 1300

Patent

active

058763651

ABSTRACT:
One embodiment is an adhesive bandage with an opening in the middle in which the wound is exposed after the bandage is applied to the skin. A removable cap is fastened on the bandage with hook-and-loop material to cover the opening and thereby protect the wound. Another embodiment has a base panel with a transverse strip of hook-and-loop fastener material at one edge, and strips of hook-and-loop fastener material extending from the other end to wrap around a wounded body part and connect to the transverse strip and forms an opening which frames the wound. A removable cap is fastened over the opening with hook-and-loop-fastener material fastened to the extending strips.

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