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US 2006/0189914 A1Published application
H-wrap elastic bandage
OwnerJerome Slavittinventor
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Abstract
An elastic bandage is disclosed having narrow extension portion to allow for beginning compression at a specified pedal digit or finger. The elastic bandage can be wrapped around the identified digit and remain in place, as required, by integrated fastening hooks. The elastic bandage may be further wrapped around the foot or hand, as appropriate, to provide compression at the surgical site, as well as positional overcorrection, if required.
Claims10
An elastic bandage, comprising:
- an elongated flat body portion having a length dimension significantly longer than the width dimension of said body,
- wherein one end of said body portion is tapered to a narrow extension.
A method of compression wrapping a digit of a foot or hand, comprising the steps of:
- providing a bandage having an elongated flat body portion with a length dimension significantly longer than the width dimension of said body, wherein one end of said body portion is tapered to a narrow extension;
- wrapping said narrow extension around the digit of a foot or hand;
- then continue wrapping the remainder of said bandage proximally along the foot or hand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.