Bandages or wound dressings and methods of making same
AssigneePellis Innovations Limited
InventorBrian James McCormack
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a bandage or a dressing with a quick release mechanism wherein said bandage or dressing is made from a woven material comprising at least one pull or draw-thread that runs through the material across the bandage or dressing, from any one side to another and to a method for removing at least a part of a bandage or dressing by pulling on at least one pull or draw-thread provided in a knitted material.
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A bandage or dressing made from a woven material wherein at least one thread of said woven material provides at least one pull or draw-thread that runs through the material and across the bandage or dressing, from any one side to another, or within the material to create an opening whereby, when said thread is pulled, the bandage or dressing is torn apart along the length of said pull or draw-thread thereby separating the bandage or dressing into at least two parts or creating an opening in same.
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A method for making a bandage or dressing comprising:
- i) knitting within a section of fabric at least one pull or draw thread;
- ii) knitting or obtaining a section of bandage or dressing;
- iii) sewing or attaching the knitted fabric of part i) to the section of part ii);
- thereby making a bandage or dressing including within same at least one pull or draw thread that runs through the material across the bandage or dressing, from any one side to another or within the material to create an opening.
A method for removing at least a part of a bandage or dressing comprising pulling on at least one pull or draw-thread provided in a woven material constituting said bandage or dressing wherein said thread runs through or within the material and either i) across the bandage or dressing, from any one side to another, or ii) within the material to create an opening;
- whereby, when said thread is pulled, the bandage or dressing is torn apart along the length of said pull or draw-thread thereby separating the bandage or dressing into at least two parts or creating an opening in same.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.