Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Bandage structure – Support covering
Patent
1996-02-29
1999-03-16
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Bandage structure
Support covering
602 54, 128889, 128892, A61F 1300
Patent
active
058823247
ABSTRACT:
A protection and treatment device for ankle, heel and elbow prominences of bed ridden patients in the form of a topically applied pressure resilient cushion adapted to be positioned on the skin adjacent the bony prominence in which a pad having a relatively flat surface conformable to the skin area at which it is applied contains a recess essentially to embrace the bony prominence and includes a perimeter section around the recess that abuts the skin around the bony prominence and supports the cushion against the body tissue adjacent the prominence. The cushion includes multiple sections having differing cross-sections and may be provided in self-adhesive and medicated configurations.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2712311 (1955-07-01), Scholl
patent: 4917112 (1990-04-01), Kalt
patent: 5086763 (1992-02-01), Hathman
Apley Richard J.
Lee Kim M.
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