Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Bandage structure – Retainers for wound dressings
Patent
1996-02-20
1997-09-02
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Bandage structure
Retainers for wound dressings
602 59, A61F 1300
Patent
active
056625995
ABSTRACT:
A disposable wound dressing and support unit for delivering a variety of standard gauze pads on top of a wound and providing for a painless access to the wound. The disposable wound dressing and support unit consists of an elongated bidirectional (stretches laterally) wrap which includes a window opening therethrough and disposed along the length of the wrap. The bidirectional wrap is adaptable for conforming to various parts of the anatomy of a patient and includes a releasable hook fastener at one end for securing the end to any portion of the wrap. The wrap is made of a loose weave material. The wound dressing and support unit may be received around the trunk, head, limb, hand and other parts of the anatomy. Also, one end of the wound dressing and support unit may be bifurcated for ease in receipt around various parts of the human anatomy. The window opening may be of different widths, lengths and geometric shapes for application to different sizes and types of wounds. A gauze pad is received over the window opening with the sides of the pad permanently secured to the sides of the window opening. The window in the wrap allows for visual inspection of the gauze pad relative to the nature of wound drainage, the amount of drainage, and when the disposable unit needs to be replaced. The window further allows for improved exchange of gases and liquids secreted from the wound and through the gauze pad.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3245406 (1966-04-01), Chardack
patent: 5456660 (1995-10-01), Reich et al.
Reich Marshall P.
Shesol Barry F.
Apley Richard J.
Crabtree Edwin H.
Lee Kim M.
Margolis Donald W.
No Mulligans, LLC
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