Pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for fixing a joint portion and method of using the same
AssigneeNitto Denko Corporation
InventorsHideo Satou, Masayuki Konno, Kodo Kishida, Yoshitada Morikawa, Osamu Oohira, Seishi Suzuki, Yuichi Inoue
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Abstract
A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for fixing a joint portion includes a support of a generally rectangular shape having a longer side and a shorter side and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the support in at least a portion thereof. The support is provided with a non-adherent portion or a weakly adherent portion. The tape has a cut line extending from an end of the shorter side to near the non-adherent or weakly adherent portion.
Claims19
A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for providing support to a joint of a body, said joint having an inner portion on which the joint closes and oppositely disposed outer portion, comprising a support with first and second support portions, said support having a longer side and a shorter side and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the support in at least a portion thereof,
- wherein the tape is provided with a substantially non-adherent portion sized for positioning on said joint inner portion, and
- wherein the tape at each of said first and second support portions has a single cut forming two tape portions with no space between the tape portions extending from an end of the shorter side to near the substantially non-adherent portion and is sized to close over said joint outer portion.
A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for providing support to a joint portion, comprising a support with first and second support portions, said support having a longer side and a shorter side and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the support in at least a portion thereof, wherein the tape is provided with a non-adherent portion or a substantially non-adherent portion, and wherein the tape at each of said first second support portions has a single cut forming two tape portions with no space between the portions, extending from an end of the shorter side to near the non-adherent or substantially non-adherent portion
- wherein the support comprises a high twist fabric or a knitted fabric having elasticity in two dimensions, the knitted fabric being laminated on one side thereof with a polyurethane film having waterproofing property and permeability, and
- wherein the polyurethane film is within a range of about 5 to 30 μm.
A pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for providing support to a joint portion, comprising a support with first and second support portions, said support having a longer side and a shorter side and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the support in at least a portion thereof, wherein the tape is provided with a non-adherent portion or a substantially non-adherent portion, and wherein the tape at each of said first second support portions has a single cut forming two tape portions with no space between the tape portions, extending from an end of the shorter side to near the non-adherent or substantially non-adherent portion,
- wherein the tape is for application to a knee joint, and
- wherein the shorter side has a length of 5 to 15 cm and the longer side as a length of 35 to 55 cm.
A method of using a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for providing support to a joint of a body, said joint having an inner portion on which the joint closes and an oppositely disposed outer portion, which comprises a support having a longer side and a shorter side and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one side of the support in at least a portion thereof, wherein the tape is provided with a non-adherent portion or a substantially non-adherent portion, and wherein the tape has a single cut forming two tape portions with no space between the tape portions, extending from an end of the shorter side to near the non-adherent or substantially non-adherent portion, the method comprising:
- applying the non-adherent or substantially non-adherent portion of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for fixing a joint to an inner portion of a the joint,
- separating the tape along the cut, and
- winding the separated tape portions around said outer portion of the joint to provide support to the joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.