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US 7,838,719 B2Granted
Bandage for covering a wound with no adhesive-to-skin contact
OwnerJimmy Earl Hilton, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a self-adhering bandage that is secured in place without an adhesive/skin contact point. The bandage may include a substance storage area that houses a substance that is transferred to the dressing component when pressure is applied to the substance storage area.
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A bandage for covering a wound, comprising:
- a continuous backing component comprising a first backing face opposed by a second backing face wherein said first backing face and said second backing face define a backing component b-thickness, b-length, b-width, a backing component first end, and a backing component second end;
- a dressing component comprising a first dressing component face opposed by a second dressing component face wherein the distance between said first dressing component face and said second dressing component face define a dressing component dc-thickness, said dressing component further defining a dressing component interface defining a dci-thickness that is less than said b-thickness;
- wherein said backing component further defines a dressing receiver interface defining a dri-thickness substantially equal to said b-thickness minus said dci-thickness, said dressing receiver interface configured for associating with said dressing component interface so that said first dressing face and said first backing face define a substantially flat plane when the first backing face, second backing face, first dressing face, and said second dressing face are in horizontal alignment;
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- an attachment mechanism associated with at least one of (a) the first backing face at the first end of said backing component, and (b) the second backing face of said backing component.
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A bandage for covering a wound, comprising:
- a backing component defining a first backing component portion and a second backing component portion, each backing component portion comprising a first face opposed by a second face, wherein the distance between said first face and said second face for each backing component portion defines a backing component portion b-thickness;
- wherein only said first backing component portion defines a void between the first face of said first backing component portion and the second face of said first backing component portion;
- a first dressing component associated with the first face of said second backing component portion and in fluid communication with said void;
- wherein at least one substance is disposed within said void;
- wherein said first backing component portion is made of a non-resilient material configured to non-resiliently collapse and transfer at least part of said substance to said first dressing component.
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A method of making a bandage for covering a wound, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a backing component defining an elongated bc-body disposed about a longitudinally extending axis, said bc-body defining a pair of opposed bc-faces, each of said bc-faces defining a first end and opposed second end, wherein each of said be face bc-faces defines a substantially flat plane that is substantially parallel to the other bc-face when the first end and second end of said opposed bc-faces are in horizontal alignment, wherein the peripheral edge of said opposed bc-faces define the parameter of the bc-body, wherein the distance between said opposed bc-faces defines a bc-thickness, wherein the width of said opposed bc-faces defines a bc-width, and wherein the length of said opposed bc-faces defines a bc-length;
- providing a dressing component defining an elongated dc-body disposed about a longitudinally extending axis, said dc-body defining a pair of opposed dc-faces, wherein each dc-face defines a first end and opposed second end, each said dc-face defining a substantially flat plane wherein each said plane is substantially parallel to the other when the first end and second end of said opposed dc-faces are in horizontal alignment, wherein the peripheral edge of said opposed dc-faces define the parameter of the dc-body, and wherein the distance between said opposed dc-faces defines a dc-thickness, wherein the width of said opposed dc-faces defines a dc-width, and wherein the length of said opposed dc-faces defines a dc-length;
- wherein said dressing component further defines a dressing component interface having a dci-thickness that is less than said bc-thickness and wherein at least one of said opposed bc-faces defines at least one dressing receiver interface having a dri-thickness that is substantially equal to said bc-thickness minus said dci-thickness;
- associating said dressing component interface with said dressing receiver interface thereby defining a dressing-side dc-face;
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- providing an attachment mechanism configured for securing the bandage in place, said attachment mechanism associated with at least one of (a) the dressing-side dc-face at a location distal to the location of said dressing component, (b) the dc-face opposite to said dressing-side dc-face.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.