Elastic adhesive compression dressing

A method for the application of a compression dressing to a wound on a body part, comprising the steps of:

• providing an elastic bandage strip that is elongated, transparent and self-adhering, and has first outer side and second inner side, the elastic bandage strip having a first unextended state and a second elastic extension state;
• a self-adhesive surface on the elastic bandage strip, the self-adhesive surface being capable of adhering the first side of the elastic bandage strip to the second side of an adjacent portion of the elastic bandage strip;
• an absorbent pad of lesser length than the elastic bandage strip, the absorbent pad being affixed to a terminal end of the elastic bandage strip, the elastic bandage strip being of sufficient length such that the absorbent pad may be applied to the wound on the body part, and the remainder of the elastic bandage strip may be wrapped around the absorbent pad and the body part to hold the compression dressing in place and to exert a compressive force on the wound for a period of time to permit a therapeutic effect to the wound;
• wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of the elastic bandage strip, the absorbent pad, and a layer between the elastic bandage strip and the absorbent pad, includes spaced apart blood migration markings for indicating the migration of blood across the absorbent pad, the blood migration markings and the indicia being visible through wrappings of the elastic bandage strip;
• applying the absorbent pad to the wound and wrapping the elastic bandage strip around the body part to form adjacent wrapping layers, the self-adhesive surface on the elastic bandage strip adhering the first side to the second side of adjacent wrapping layers, and the blood migration markings proving a reference visible through the wrapping layers of the migration of blood in the absorbent pad.

A compression dressing, comprising,

• an elastic bandage strip that is elongated, transparent and self-adhering, and has first outer side and second inner side, the elastic bandage strip having a first unextended state and a second elastically extended state;
• a self-adhesive on the elastic bandage strip, the self-adhesive surface being capable of adhering the first side of the elastic bandage strip to the second side of an adjacent portion of the elastic bandage strip;
• an absorbent pad of lesser length than the elastic bandage strip, the absorbent pad being affixed to a terminal end of the elastic bandage strip, the elastic bandage strip being of sufficient length such that the absorbent pad may be applied to a wound on a body part, and the remainder of the elastic bandage strip may be wrapped around the absorbent pad and the body part to hold the compression dressing in place and to exert a compressive force on the wound for a period of time to permit a therapeutic effect to the wound;
• and,
• wherein compression markings are provided along a length of the elastic bandage strip, the compression markings having a first state when the elastic bandage strip is in the first unextended state, and the compression markings having a second state when the elastic bandage is in the second elastically extended state, the second state of the compression markings providing a visually perceptible indication of compression.

A method for the application of a compression dressing to a wound on a body part, comprising the steps of:

• providing an elastic bandage strip that is elongated and self-adhering, and has first outer side and second inner side, the elastic bandage strip having a first unextended state and a second elastically extended state;
• a self-adhesive surface on the elastic bandage strip, the self-adhesive surface being capable of adhering the first side of the elastic bandage strip to the second side of an adjacent portion of the elastic bandage strip;
• an absorbent pad of lesser length than the elastic bandage strip, the absorbent pad being affixed to a terminal end of the elastic bandage strip, the elastic bandage strip being of sufficient length such that the absorbent pad may be applied to the wound on the body part, and the remainder of the elastic bandage strip may be wrapped around the absorbent pad and the body part to hold the compression dressing in place and to exert a compressive force on the wound for a period of time to permit a therapeutic effect to the wound;
• wherein compression markings are provided along a length of the elastic bandage strip, the compression markings having a first state when the elastic bandage strip is in the first unextended state, and the compression markings having a second state when the elastic bandage is in the second elastically extended state, the second state of the compression markings providing a visually perceptible indication of compression.
• applying the absorbent pad to the wound and wrapping the elastic bandage strip around the body part to form adjacent wrapping layers, the self-adhesive surface on the elastic bandage strip adhering the first side to the second side of adjacent wrapping layers, and the compression markings providing a reference for the elastic extension of and compression provided by the elastic bandage strip.

A compression dressing, comprising,

• an elastic bandage strip that is elongated and self-adhering, and has first outer side and second inner side, the elastic bandage strip having a first unextended state and a second elastically extended state;
• a self-adhesive surface on the elastic bandage strip, the self-adhesive surface being capable of adhering the first outer side of the elastic bandage strip to the second inner side of an adjacent portion of the elastic bandage strip;
• an absorbent pad of lesser length than the elastic bandage strip, the absorbent pad being affixed at a terminal end of the elastic bandage strip and having an absorbent surface on the second side of the elastic bandage strip, the elastic bandage strip being of sufficient length such that the absorbent pad may be applied to a wound on a body part, and the remainder of the elastic bandage strip may be wrapped around the absorbent pad and the body part to hold the compression dressing in place and to exert a compressive force on the wound for a period of time to permit a therapeutic effect to the wound;
• and,
• a skin adhesive on the second inner side of and at the terminal end of the elastic bandage strip for adhering the terminal end of the elastic bandage strip to the skin of the patient.

A method for the application of a compression dressing to a wound on a body part, comprising the steps of:

• providing an elastic bandage strip that is elongated and self-adhering, and has first outer side and second inner side, the elastic bandage strip having a first unextended state and a second elastically extended state;
• a self-adhesive surface on the elastic bandage strip, the self-adhesive surface being capable of adhering the first side of the elastic bandage strip to the second side of an adjacent portion of the elastic bandage strip;
• an absorbent pad of lesser length than the elastic bandage strip, the absorbent pad being affixed to a terminal end of the elastic bandage strip, the elastic bandage strip being of sufficient length such that the absorbent pad may be applied to the wound on the body part, and the remainder of the elastic bandage strip may be wrapped around the absorbent pad and the body part to hold the compression dressing in place and to exert a compressive force on the wound for a period of time to permit a therapeutic effect to the wound;
• wherein at least one selected from the group consisting of the elastic bandage strip, the absorbent pad, and a layer between the elastic bandage strip and absorbent pad, includes spaced apart blood migration markings for indicating the migration of blood across the absorbent pad, the blood migration and the blood migration markings being visible through wrappings of the elastic bandage strip;
• and,
• applying the absorbent pad to the wound and wrapping the elastic bandage strip around the body part to form adjacent wrapping layers, the self-adhesive surface on the elastic bandage strip adhering the first side to the second side of adjacent wrapping layers, and the skin adhesive adhering the terminal end to the skin of the body part adjacent the wound to secure the terminal end to the body part for the subsequent wrapping of the wrapping layers.