Method of using a compression bandage
AssigneeSun Glitz Corporation
InventorNola Janene McVicker
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Abstract
A compression dressing and method of use is provided. The dressing is self-adherent, washable and reusable and provides a selected and generally constant pressure to the surface of an animal.
Claims22
A compression dressing for the surface of an animal comprising:
- a compression wrap having a substantially uniform composition for forming the compression dressing in contact with the surface of the animal;
- the compression wrap being in the form of a closed cell, self-adherent elongated strip formed of a vinyl foam which has had excess plasticizer cast into its mixture, the mixture forming a substantially uniform composition.
A method of applying compression to a surface of an animal, the method comprising the steps of:
- applying to the surface of an animal a closed cell compression wrap having a substantially uniform composition in a spiral wound overlap fashion, without the use of a separate adhesive, so that the wrap contacts and adheres to itself and the surface to form a compression dressing in contact with the surface of the animal, the closed cell compression wrap consisting essentially of a vinyl foam which has had excess plasticizer cast into its mixture, the mixture forming a substantially uniform composition.
A method of applying compression to a surface of an animal, the method comprising the steps of:
- wrapping in a spiral wound overlap fashion around the surface of the animal a closed cell compression dressing having a substantially uniform composition;
- the compression dressing comprising a self-adherent elongated strip formed of a vinyl foam which has had excess plasticizer cast into its mixture, the mixture forming a substantially uniform composition;
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- maintaining a selected pressure at the surface of the animal.
A compression dressing for wrapping the surface of an animal, the compression dressing being composed of an elongated strip of a self-adherent single-layer material, the single-layer material having a substantially uniform composition comprising a closed cell vinyl foam which has had excess plasticizer cast into its mixture, the mixture forming a substantially uniform composition.
A compression dressing for the surface of an animal comprising:
- compression wrap having a substantially uniform composition for forming the compression dressing in contact with the surface of the animal;
- the compression wrap being in the form of a closed cell, self-adherent elongated strip formed of a polyurethane foam which has had excess plasticizer cast into its mixture, the mixture forming a substantially uniform composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.