Bandages
OwnerAnthony Leo Kleininventor
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Abstract
A bandage can be made oversized in width and length with a thick absorbent pad to provide pressure to the wound. The bandage provides a one-step procedure for wounds that need pressure and protection. The individually wrapped bandage is taken from a sterile wrapper to the wound so there is no worry of infection. Pull tabs make the bandage application a sterile procedure. Another bandage has a hard or semi hard cover with optional vent holes incorporated for air circulation. The bandage protects a wound or stitches or any delicate skin problem from being bumped or damaged from ordinary daily labors. The cover can have no pad in it or it can have a pad that can have nothing in it or can have anti-bacterial ointment, or the like, to help fight infection.
Claims15
A bandage comprising:
- a pad;
- and
- an adhesive strip extending from opposite ends of the adhesive strip, wherein
- the pad has a thickness defined between a wound application surface and an outer surface thereof;
- the adhesive strip extends from the outer surface of the pad;
- and
- the thickness is from about ¼ inch to about 1 inch.
A method for applying pressure and protecting an injection site, comprising:
- removing a cover from a bandage to expose a pad and adhesive strips;
- applying pressure on a top surface of the pad onto the injection site;
- securing the adhesive strips to skin of a user, the adhesive strips extending from the top surface of the pad to provide pressure on the injection site by the pad when the adhesive strips are secured to the skin of the user, wherein
- the pad has a thickness defined between a wound application surface and the top surface thereof, the thickness being from about ¼ inch to about 1 inch.
A method for protecting a wound site comprising:
- applying a dome over the wound site, the dome creating a space between the wound site and an undersurface of the dome;
- adhering the dome to skin of a user with an adhesive strip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.