Bandage
OwnerJeffery Thomas Braschinventor
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Abstract
A bandage for the treatment of animal wounds and related method includes use of a flexible kinesiology tape, a pressure-sensitive adhesive and an absorbent pad disposed on an inner face of the kinesiology tape. The pressure-sensitive adhesive retains the absorbent pad on the tape while a residual portion is free to adhere in use to itself or a surface such as a skin surface surrounding the wound to retain the bandage in position.
Claims20
A bandage for the treatment of a wound, the bandage comprising:
- a flexible layer comprising kinesiology tape, the flexible layer having outer and inner opposing faces extending between first and second opposing ends;
- a pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed on at least a section of the inner face of the flexible layer;
- an absorbent pad disposed on the inner face of the flexible layer and located to be positioned on the wound to promote healing of the wound;
- the flexible layer and the absorbent pad being sized and disposed such that a portion of the pressure-sensitive adhesive retains the absorbent pad with respect to the flexible layer while a residual portion of the pressure-sensitive adhesive is free to adhere in use to itself or a surface surrounding the wound to retain the bandage in position for treatment of the wound.
A bandage in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, wherein the bandage is between 100 and 600 mm in length and between 100 and 400 mm in width.
A bandage in accordance with any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pad is centrally located between the opposing ends of the flexible layer.
A bandage according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pad comprises an alginate dressing configured to promote healing of the wound.
A bandage according to any preceding claim, further comprising a backing layer releasably adhered to the inner face of the flexible layer to inhibit the adhesive from drying.
A bandage in according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pad is between 50 mm and 200 mm in length and between 50 mm and 300 mm in width.
A bandage according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises a plurality of bands of pressure-sensitive adhesive that are disposed on the at least one section of the inner face of the flexible layer, wherein adjacent bands of pressure sensitive adhesive are separated by a gap that defines a region of the inner face of the flexible layer that does not include the pressure-sensitive adhesive.
A bandage according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive is configured to adhere the bandage to an animal body.
A method of treating an animal or human having a wound, the method comprising:
- taking a bandage comprising kinesiology tape having outer and inner opposing faces extending between first and second opposing ends, and an absorbent pad disposed on the inner face of the kinesiology tape and located to be positioned on the wound to promote healing of the wound;
- locating the absorbent pad on the wound, and
- pressing the bandage onto a surface surrounding the wound such that a pressure-sensitive adhesive disposed on at least a section of the inner face of the kinesiology tape adheres to the surface surrounding the wound to retain the bandage in position for treatment of the wound.
A method of manufacturing a bandage for the treatment of a wound, the method comprising:
- positioning a length of kinesiology tape having outer and inner opposing faces extending between first and second opposing ends;
- applying a pressure-sensitive adhesive to at least a section of the inner face of the kinesiology tape;
- positioning an absorbent pad such that the pad is retained by a portion of the adhesive with respect to the inner face of the kinesiology tape in a location that allows the pad to be positioned on the wound to promote healing of the wound, the kinesiology tape and the absorbent pad being sized such that a residual portion of the pressure-sensitive adhesive is free to adhere to a surface surrounding the wound to retain the bandage in position for treatment of the wound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.