Medical wraps

The method of claim I wherein the pouch is disposed at one end of the substrate, the method including placing the function delivery region against the tissue to be treated before wrapping the wrap about the tissue.

The method of claim I wherein the pouch contains a material substantially colder than the tissue to be treated, for removing heat from the tissue.

The method of claim I wherein the fastener elements are disposed in a discrete region adjacent to an end of the substrate.

A medical wrap comprising a flexible, sheet-form substrate carrying a field of fibers exposed on one side thereof for engagement by fastener elements, and an array of fastener elements extending from a side of the substrate opposite the exposed fibers, the fastener elements each having a respective stem extending integrally from a film of resin disposed in a band across the substrate and encapsulating surface features of the substrate, the fastener elements constructed to snag the exposed fibers when the substrate is wrapped about the living tissue in an overlapping manner, to secure the wrap about the tissue;

• wherein the wrap defines a pouch in a discrete medical function delivery region adapted to be placed against living tissue to provide a desired medical effect.

A thermic treatment wrap comprising

• a flexible, sheet-form substrate carrying both a field of fibers exposed on one side thereof for engagement by fastener elements, and an array of fastener elements extending from a side of the substrate opposite the exposed fibers adjacent one end of the substrate, the fastener elements each having a respective stem extending integrally from a film of resin disposed in a band across the substrate and encapsulating surface features of the substrate;
• the wrap defining a pouch containing a material activatable to initiate a thermic reaction, for transferring heat with respect to a patient about which the wrap is wrapped in overlapping manner, with the fastener elements engaging the fibers of the substrate to hold the pouch against the patient.