US4869046A
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Roll form medical bandaging product and method of constructing same
Assignee: BSN Medical Inc
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Filing: 1988-09-12
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Granted: 1989-09-26
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Expires: 2008-09-12
Abstract
Abstract A medical bandaging product (b 10) is rolled into a coil and positioned in a dispenser (11). Bandaging product (10) includes an outer elongate sleeve (13) formed of a moisture-impervious material and heat sealed along opposite, parallel extending sides to form an elongate tube. A medical material (14) is positioned within sleeve (13) and includes a substrate (16) formed of a suitable number of overlaid layers of a woven or knitted fabric such as fiberglass. Substrate (16) is contained within a tubular wrapping (18) formed of a soft, flexible non-woven fiber such as polypropylene. Substrate (16) is impregnated or coated with a reactive system which remains stable when maintained in substantially moisture-free conditions but which hardens upon exposure to sufficient moisture to form a rigid, self-supporting structure.
Inventors
- 👤 A. Bruce Parker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 13:55
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F15/00; A61F15/001; A61F15/002; A61F13/00; A61F13/04; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
239 words
A method of constructing a medical bandaging product comprising the steps of: (a) providing an elongate sleeve formed of a predetermined length formed of moisture-impervious material and sealable to prevent entry of moisture; (b) providing an elongate medical material having substantially the same predetermined length as said elongate sleeve; (c) positioning said medical material in a single layer which coextends with the sleeve in substantially moisture-free conditions and sealing said medical material in said sleeve against entry of moisture until use, said medical material comprising: (i) a substrate; (ii) a reactive system impregnated into or coated onto said substrate, said system remaining stable when maintained in substantially moisture-free conditions and hardening upon exposure to sufficient moisture to form a rigid, self supporting structure; and (iii) a soft, flexible protective wrapping enclosing said substrate along its length to provide a cushioning barrier between the substrate and the skin of a patient when the material is in use; whereby a desired length of said medical material is removable from the length of bandaging product by severing the medical material and the sleeve at a desired point without removing additional excess medical material from the sleeve whereby the sleeve and medical material form a continuum of elongate bandaging product and whereby said sleeve is sealable against entry of moisture after a desired length of said medical material has been dispensed for use to prevent hardening of said substrate remaining in said sleeve.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
239 words
A method of constructing a medical bandaging product comprising the steps of: (a) providing an elongate sleeve formed of a predetermined length formed of moisture-impervious material and sealable to prevent entry of moisture; (b) providing an elongate medical material having substantially the same predetermined length as said elongate sleeve; (c) positioning said medical material in a single layer which coextends with the sleeve in substantially moisture-free conditions and sealing said medical material in said sleeve against entry of moisture until use, said medical material comprising: (i) a substrate; (ii) a reactive system impregnated into or coated onto said substrate, said system remaining stable when maintained in substantially moisture-free conditions and hardening upon exposure to sufficient moisture to form a rigid, self supporting structure; and (iii) a soft, flexible protective wrapping enclosing said substrate along its length to provide a cushioning barrier between the substrate and the skin of a patient when the material is in use; whereby a desired length of said medical material is removable from the length of bandaging product by severing the medical material and the sleeve at a desired point without removing additional excess medical material from the sleeve whereby the sleeve and medical material form a continuum of elongate bandaging product and whereby said sleeve is sealable against entry of moisture after a desired length of said medical material has been dispensed for use to prevent hardening of said substrate remaining in said sleeve.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method of constructing a medical bandaging product according to claim 1, wherein said sleeve comprises a aluminum foil laminate having an outer tear resistant layer, a central aluminum foil layer and an inner heat sealable plastic layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method of constructing a medical bandaging product according to claim 1, wherein said substrate comprises a plurality of knitted or woven fabric layers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method of constructing a medical bandaging product according to claim 1, wherein said protective wrapping enclosing the substrate comprises a fibrous nonwoven cushion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method of constructing a medical bandaging product according to claim 4, wherein said protective wrapping enclosing the substrate comprises a nonwoven polypropylene tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method of constructing a medical bandaging product according to claim 1, wherein said reactive system comprises a blended polyisocyanate, polyol, catalyst and stabilizer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A method of constructing a medical bandaging product according to claim 1 and including the step of resealing the sleeve after use of a length of the medical material by using a moisture-impervious tape to seal the open end of the sleeve.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method of constructing a medical bandaging product according to claim 1, wherein the step of providing said sleeve includes the step of rolling the sleeve into a roll form.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method of constructing a medical bandaging product according to claim 8, and including the step of providing a dispenser within which the coil of bandaging material is contained.
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