Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Bandage structure – Skin laceration or wound cover
Patent
1992-06-22
1994-10-11
Green, Randall L.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Bandage structure
Skin laceration or wound cover
602 42, 128888, 128854, A61F 1300, A61F 1500
Patent
active
053542614
ABSTRACT:
A bandage which retains bodily fluids at least until such fluids reach the top of the dressing that may be placed in the bandage and which permits removal or replacement of the dressing without detaching the bandage from the patient. The bandage has a holder with a base portion which is adhesively attached to the skin of the patient and which contains an aperture to accommodate a wound. Connected to the base portion is at least one flap which folds over the dressing that may be inserted into the holder and which has a releasable fastener to close the holder, to maintain the dressing in a desired position, and to enable the bandage to be opened for inspection of the wound or replacement of the dressing. Fluid retention is accomplished by having the distal (with respect to the patient) edge of no flap closer to the patient's body than is the distal side of the dressing. And when the holder is constructed of transparent material, medical care givers can readily observe as bodily fluids approach the distal side of the dressing. An optional embodiment includes a flat pad having an aperture similar to that of the base portion. The holder is bonded to the flat pad, with the apertures of each aligned with one another; the flat pad and, consequently, the holder, is subsequently adhesively attached to the patient.
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Clark Francis S.
Hansen Warren D.
Denoyer David B.
Fehr Thompson E.
Green Randall L.
McCarthy Daniel P.
Prebilic Paul
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