Two-part bandage with replaceable wound covering portion
OwnerAmanda J. Stanford, Patrick G. Stackinventors
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Abstract
A two-piece bandage is useful for treating wound on a patient. The bandage includes a boundary portion including a bottom surface comprising adhesive for attaching the boundary portion to skin of a patient, an open window in the middle of the boundary portion permitting one to view a wound through the open window, and a top surface. The top surface includes a first portion of the top surface surrounding the open window including a flat surface and a second portion of the top surface including an uneven surface. The bandage further includes a plurality of replaceable wound covering portions, each replaceable wound covering portion comprising a padded section comprising a material to dress the wound.
Claims5
An apparatus comprising a two-piece bandage, comprising:
- a boundary portion comprising:
- a bottom surface comprising adhesive for attaching the boundary portion to skin of a patient;
- an open window in a middle of the boundary portion permitting one to view a wound through the open window;
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- a top surface comprising:
- a first portion of the top surface surrounding the open window including a flat surface, wherein the first portion is immediately adjacent the open window;
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- a second portion of the top surface being an uneven surface, wherein the second portion surrounds the first portion, wherein the second portion of the top surface comprises raised bumps, wherein the raised bumps comprise through holes configured to permit air to pass through the bandage;
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- a plurality of replaceable wound covering portions, each replaceable wound covering portion comprising a padded section comprising a material to dress the wound;
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- wherein each replaceable wound covering portion can be sequentially positioned with the padded section proximate to the wound and adhered to the boundary portion;
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- wherein the uneven surface of the second portion is configured to ease removal of each replaceable wound covering portion.
An apparatus comprising a two-piece bandage, comprising:
- a boundary portion comprising:
- a bottom surface comprising adhesive for attaching the boundary portion to skin of a patient;
- an open window in a middle of the boundary portion permitting one to view a wound through the open window;
- and
- a top surface comprising:
- a first portion of the top surface surrounding the open window including a flat surface, wherein the first portion is immediately adjacent the open window;
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- a second portion of the top surface being an uneven surface, wherein the second portion surrounds the first portion, wherein the second portion of the top surface comprises raised ridges wherein the raised ridges comprise concentric rings formed around the first portion of the top surface;
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- a plurality of replaceable wound covering portions, each replaceable wound covering portion comprising a padded section comprising a material to dress the wound;
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- wherein each replaceable wound covering portion can be sequentially positioned with the padded section proximate to the wound and adhered to the boundary portion;
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- wherein the uneven surface of the second portion is configured to ease removal of each replaceable wound covering portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.