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US 5,310,400 AGranted
Therapeutic bandage
OwnerTim S. Rogers, Frank C. Hammondinventors
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Abstract
A therapeutic bandage provides a removable bandage article that can be readily wrapped and fastened around an injured joint. The bandage includes an internal air bladder that can be selectively inflated to provide compression to the injury, and an internal coolant bladder that can be selectively chilled to provide cooling therapy to the injury.
Claims5
A therapeutic bandage for treatment of minor injury or discomfort to a user's joint, said therapeutic bandage comprising:
- a bandage body having an outside layer and an inside layer;
- fastening means for releasably securing said outside layer to said inside layer when said bandage body is wrapped around a joint;
- a selectively pressurized internal air bladder between said outside layer and said inside layer;
- an air pump carried on said bandage body, said air pump operated by a manually-depressed button and in fluid communication with said internal air bladder;
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- a selectively cooled internal coolant bladder between said outside layer and said inside layer, said internal coolant bladder is positioned between said internal air bladder and said inside layer.
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