Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Bandage structure
Reexamination Certificate
1998-09-18
2001-03-27
Weiss, John G. (Department: 3761)
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Bandage structure
C602S045000, C602S048000, C602S057000, C604S332000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06207873
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to patient care devices and particularly to a skin protector which can be removably attached to medical treatment equipment such as tubes, bags, identification bands and the like.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Plastic tubing is widely used for intravenous feeding of fluids and medication and in such procedures, the tubing comes into contact with the patient's skin. After a period of time such contact often causes pressure sores or chafing. Similarly, bags of plastic for colostomies and incontinence come into contact with a patient's skin and after a period of relative movement can cause chafing and discomfort and can lead to growth of bacteria. Another example of patient care accessories which can cause chafing are identification bands or bracelets. With these and other medical devices, it is desirable to avoid chafing by providing a guard or barrier between the device and the skin of the patient and a means for applying powder such as corn starch to avoid friction or other medication including zinc oxide or calcium undecylenate to reduce the effect of irritants.
It is an object of the invention to provide a means for isolating a medical device such as plastic tubing or bags from the skin of a patient to avoid chafing and pressure sores.
Another object of the invention is to provide a chafe guard which can be attached to selected locations on patient care devices which otherwise may come into direct contact with the skin of a patient.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a chafe guard or skin protector which prevents a medical or patient care device from coming into direct contact with the patients skin and which also can be used as an applicator for medicated powder to avoid friction and assist in treating or avoiding chafing of the skin.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The objects of the invention are attained by a skin protection chafe guard in the form of a planar body member of soft, cushion like material, such as nonwoven webbing of polyester fibers having a substantially uniform thickness. One side surface of such a body member is covered with a pressure sensitive adhesive which is temporarily covered with a removable and disposable sheet of releasable material. The body member may take various forms such as elongated strips which are adapted for attachment to tubing or large pads which may be cut to accommodate various shaped areas on bags or other patient care devices. After the appropriate shape of a body member is selected, the disposable sheet may be peeled away to expose the pressure sensitive adhesive surface for application to the surface of the tubing or other medical or patient care device that may contact the skin of the patient. This leaves the opposed surface of the body member exposed for soft, comfortable contact with the skin of a patient to resist and avoid chafing. The cushion-like body member can contain and release medicated powder to further alleviate skin abrasion and chafing. Also, the body member may be removed from the tubing or other medical device when it becomes soiled or worn. This is made possible by an adhesive which remains attached to the body member but separates cleanly from the tubing or other medical device to which it has been attached.
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Gifford, Krass, Groh Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.
Mager Carie
Weiss John G.
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