Application of kinesiology tape bandage
AssigneeImplus Footcare, LLC
InventorsSteven Capobianco, Gregory van den Dries
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Abstract
A kinesiology tape bandage includes a piece of anisotropically stretchable woven fabric, a stretchable dressing attached to a first side of the fabric, and pressure-sensitive adhesive applied to at least some of an exposed area of the first side of the fabric. The kinesiology tape bandage is applied to a body by stretching the kinesiology tape bandage to at least 125% of its unstretched length, positioning a dressing of the bandage over a wound on the body, and pressing the stretched bandage against the body to activate a pressure-sensitive adhesive on the bandage and adhere the stretched bandage to the body.
Claims19
A bandage system comprising a bandage and a massage tool;
- the bandage comprising:
- a piece of anisotropically stretchable woven fabric;
- a stretchable dressing attached to a first side of the fabric;
- and
- pressure-sensitive adhesive applied to at least some of an exposed area of the first side of the fabric;
- and
- the massage tool adapted to activate the pressure sensitive adhesive of the bandage and massage a portion of a human body when the bandage is applied to the portion of a human body and rubbed with the massage tool;
- wherein the piece of anisotropically stretchable woven fabric is stretchable to a total stretched dimension of at least 150% of a first unstretched dimension of the fabric in a first direction, and stretchable to a total stretched dimension of no more than 110% of a second unstretched dimension of the fabric in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.
A method of applying an anisotropically stretchable bandage to a body, the method comprising:
- stretching the anisotropically stretchable bandage to at least 125% of its unstretched length;
- positioning a dressing of the bandage over a wound on the body;
- and
- pressing the stretched bandage against the body to activate a pressure-sensitive adhesive on the bandage and adhere the stretched bandage to the body;
- the anisotropically stretchable bandage comprising:
- a piece of anisotropically stretchable woven fabric;
- a stretchable dressing attached to a first side of the fabric which comprises the dressing;
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- the pressure-sensitive adhesive which is applied to at least some of an exposed area of the first side of the fabric;
- wherein the piece of anisotropically stretchable woven fabric is stretchable to a total stretched dimension of at least 150% of a first unstretched dimension of the fabric in a first direction, the length of the piece of anisotropically stretchable woven fabric being in the first direction, and stretchable to a total stretched dimension of no more than 110% of a second unstretched dimension of the fabric in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, a width of the piece of anisotropically stretchable woven fabric being in the second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.