System and method for bandaging a patient
AssigneeAmerican Hospital Supply Corporation
InventorsFrederic Grossmann, Larry A. Sims
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Abstract
A system for applying relatively large adhesive backed bandages to a patient for a wound dressing, burn dressing, surgical incise drape, etc. The system includes an applicator handle that is substantially less flexible than the bandage, which is joinable to the bandage during application, but which is removed from the bandage so as not to interfere with the flexible functioning of such bandage on a patient's anatomy.
Claims29
A system for bandaging a patient comprising:
- a flexible bandage having a backing with an adhesive on a surface thereof for applying to a patient;
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- a first and second handle means which are substantially stiffer than the bandage and are reversibly attachable to opposite edge areas thereof for maintaining said bandage in a generally flat configuration and for controlling wrinkling during handling and application of the bandage to the patient when attached thereto;
- whereby the bandage may resume its flexible nature after application to the patient and removal of the first and second handle means, so as not to interfere with the flexible functioning of the bandage on the patient's anatomy.
In a flexible bandage having a backing with an adhesive on one side thereof for applying to a patient, the improvement comprising:
- a first and second reversibly attachable handle means;
- said handle means being substantially less flexible than the bandage or wound dressing and reversibly attachable to opposed edge areas thereof for maintaining said bandage in a generally flat configuration and having dimensions sufficient to control wrinkling along at least one edge portion of the flexible bandage when attached thereto during application;
- whereby the bandage may resume its flexible nature after application to the patient and removal of the first and second handle means, so as not to interfere with the flexible functioning of the bandage or dressing on the patient's anatomy.
A system for bandaging a patient comprising:
- a flexible bandage having a transparent backing that is permeable to water vapor, but impermeable to liquid water and bacteria;
- said flexible bandage being generally rectangular in shape and having graspable edge portions on at least two opposed edges thereof;
- a transparent flexible adhesive continuously covering one surface of the backing so that the entire bandaging area of the flexible bandage can be directly adhered to a patient;
- a removal liner associated with said adhesive for protecting the adhesive prior to use;
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- a first and second handle means which are substantially stiffer than the bandage and are reversibly attachable to opposed edge areas thereof for maintaining said bandage in a generally flat configuration and for controlling wrinkling during handling and application of the bandage to the patient when attached thereto;
- whereby the bandage may resume its flexible nature after application to the patient and removal of the first and second handle means, so as not to interfere with the flexible functioning of the bandage on the patient's anatomy.
A method of bandaging a patient with a flexible bandage comprising the steps of:
- (a) securing to the bandage a first and second handle means that are substantially stiffer than the bandage for maintaining said bandage in a generally flat configuration and for controlling wrinkling during handling and application of the bandage to the patient;
- (b) applying the bandage to a patient while the handle means are secured to the bandage;
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- (c) separating the handle means from the bandage so that the handle means do not interfere with the flexible function of the bandage on such patient's anatomy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.