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US 10,376,418 B1Granted
Continuous configurable adhesive bandage
OwnerDaniel E Seltoninventor
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Abstract
A bandage includes a body and an adhesive layer. An attachment portion is defined by exposing the adhesive layer. The bandage includes a first removable dressing component having a predetermined length and width carried by the adhesive layer disposed over the central axis of the body. A second removable dressing component having a predetermined length and width is also carried by the adhesive layer. The respective widths of the first and second removable dressing components being less than the width of the body enabling a side edge attachment portion to be defined proximate the side edges of the body and wherein the removal of the first removable dressing component exposes the adhesive layer defining an end attachment portion of the bandage.
Claims19
A bandage comprising:
- a body having a predetermined length and width defined by side edges, said body having an outer surface and an internal surface, said body having a central axis;
- an adhesive carried by said internal surface of said body:
- an attachment portion defined by adhesive designated for exposure;
- a dressing component for covering a wound extending lengthwise along the central axis of said body, said dressing component comprised of at least a first, second and third dressing segment wherein each segment is adapted for covering a wound or being removed, said first, second and third dressing segments aligned along said central axis;
- a width of said first dressing segment and a width of said third dressing segment being less than said width of said body enabling a side edge attachment portion to be defined proximate the side edges of said body;
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- wherein said first and third dressing segments may be removed exposing said adhesive defining an end attachment portion of said bandage enabling said second dressing segment to cover a wound and be maintained in position over a wound.
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A bandage comprising:
- a body having a predetermined length and width defined by side edges, said body having an outer surface and an internal surface, said body having a central axis;
- a pressure sensitive adhesive carried by said internal surface of said body,
- an attachment portion defined by adhesive designated for exposure;
- a dressing component for covering a wound extending lengthwise along the central axis of said body, said dressing component comprised of at least a first, second and third dressing segment wherein each segment is adapted for covering a wound or being removed, said first, second and third dressing segments aligned along said central axis;
- said first, second and third dressing segments each having a width being less than said width of said body enabling a side edge attachment portion to be defined proximate the side edges of said body;
- a weak boundary layer formed between said first dressing segment and said adhesive wherein the first dressing segment is fixed without being bonded to the body;
- a weak boundary layer formed between said third dressing segment and said adhesive wherein the third dressing segment is fixed without being bonded to the body;
- said bandage is a continuous bandage of a predetermined length greater than five inches;
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- wherein the bandage may transpose to an adhesive bandage for application to a wound by having said first and third dressing segments removed exposing said adhesive and defining a first end attachment portion and a second end attachment portion which in conjunction with said side edge attachment portion surround said second dressing segment enabling said second dressing segment to cover a wound and be maintained in position over a wound.
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A method of manufacturing an adhesive bandage comprising:
- providing a base substrate having a central axis, said base substrate having a predetermined width and length;
- applying a pressure sensitive adhesive to said base substrate;
- applying a dressing component to at least a portion of said pressure sensitive adhesive such that a weak boundary layer is established between said dressing component and said pressure sensitive adhesive;
- said dressing component for covering a wound extending lengthwise along the central axis of said base substrate, said dressing component comprised of at least a first, second and third dressing segment wherein each segment is adapted for covering a wound or being removed, said first, second and third dressing segments aligned along said central axis;
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- enabling removal of certain dressing segments of said dressing component from said adhesive exposing said adhesive previously covered by said respective dressing segment to define attachment portions for attaching said bandage to an object enabling a respective dressing segment to cover a wound.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.