Fabric article with extension indicator
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Pigg, Joseph William Robinson
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Abstract
There is disclosed an extensible article comprising an extensible fabric and an indicator for showing when the fabric has reached a predetermined degree of extension, a method for forming such articles and a method of treatment of venous disorders comprising applying said article to an affected site on a patient.
Claims17
An extensible article comprising an extensible fabric and an extension indicator, wherein said extension indicator comprises a flexible elongate member, the ends of said elongate member being interlaced at points on a surface of said fabric, said points locating a line defining direction of extension of the fabric, the length of said elongate member being greater than the distance between said points when said fabric is in its unextended state, said elongate member forming a loop having a configuration distinct from said surface of the fabric and separable from said surface of the fabric when the fabric is in its unextended state.
A method of providing an extension indicator on a surface of an extensible fabric comprising:
- (a) providing an extensible fabric;
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- (b) interlacing the ends of a flexible elongate member at points on said surface of said fabric, said points locating a line defining a direction of extension of the fabric, the length of said elongate member being greater than the distance between said points when said fabric is in its unextended state, said elongate member forming a loop having a configuration distinct from said surface of the fabric and separable from said surface of the fabric when the fabric is in its unextended state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.