Pneumatic pressure bandage for medical applications
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1. A pressure bandage, comprising:
- a pressure pad sized to be placed over a dressing on a bodily wound;
an air bladder adaptable to be placed over said pressure pad, distal from said dressing;
pressure application means adapted to generate air pressure within said air bladder;
pressure release means adapted to release air pressure from said air bladder; and
a bandage sized to be placed over said air bladder, pressure pad and dressing.
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Abstract
A pressure bandage applies a pressure pad to a dressing on a wound, or two or more such pressure pads are applied to the dressings of multiple wounds, and a pneumatically operated air bladder is placed over the pressure pad in each case and held in place by an over-wrapping bandage, the pressure bandage so installed then being used to apply amounts of pressure to respective one or more wounds as appropriate to the nature of each particular wound.
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1. A pressure bandage, comprising:
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a pressure pad sized to be placed over a dressing on a bodily wound;
an air bladder adaptable to be placed over said pressure pad, distal from said dressing;
pressure application means adapted to generate air pressure within said air bladder;
pressure release means adapted to release air pressure from said air bladder; and
a bandage sized to be placed over said air bladder, pressure pad and dressing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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