PRESSURE BANDAGE WITH MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM

• US 20090099496A1
• Filed: 10/05/2006
• Published: 04/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: MedTreo, LLC (Terras Irradient, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MedTreo, LLC (Terras Irradient, Inc.)
• Inventors: Heegaard, William G., Heegaard, Eric G., Heegaard, Roger W., Lampe, John K.
• Application Number:
  US12/089,133
• Publication Number:
  US 20090099496A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 602/53
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/0057 Implements for plugging an opening in the wall of a hollow or tubular organ, e.g. for sealing a vessel puncture or closing a cardiac septal defect sutures A61B17/04; closing rectum or urethra near body surface A61F2/0009
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/1325 with means for applying local pressure pressure pads A61F5/30
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00659 located only on one side of the opening
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00893 pharmaceutically effective
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/0203 with fluid retention members
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/0206 with absorbent fibrous layers, e.g. woven or non-woven absorbent pads or island dressings
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00106 emergency bandages, e.g. for first aid
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/0028 applying of mechanical pressure; passive massage
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00468 applying local pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/0074 containing foams
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00744 containing non-woven

Abstract

A pressure bandage (100) for applying pressure to a target site comprising (i) a backing layer (102) with a coating of a pressure-sensitive adhesive on a first major surface of the backing layer, and (ii) a snap-bucklable member (104) coupled to the backing layer an capable of snap-buckling from a concave to a convex configuration after the bandage has been adhesively applied over the target site so as to apply continuous pressure to the target site so long as the bandage is worn. The pressure bandage may be positioned over a bleeding target site to apply pressure to the target site and reduce bleeding.

Claims

1. A pressure bandage for applying pressure to a target site, comprising:

(a) a backing layer having a coating of a pressure-sensitive adhesive on a first major surface of the backing layer, and

(b) a snap-bucklable member coupled to the backing layer and capable of snap-buckling from a concave to a convex configuration after the bandage has been adhesively applied over the target site whereby the convex snap-bucklable member applies continuous pressure to the target site so long as the bandage is worn.

2. A method of applying pressure to a bleeding target site, comprising:

(a) obtaining a pressure bandage, comprising;

(i) a backing layer having a coating of a pressure-sensitive adhesive on a first major surface of the backing layer, and

(ii) a snap-bucklable member coupled to the backing layer and capable of snap-buckling from a concave to a convex configuration,

(b) adhering the pressure bandage over a bleeding target site with the snap-bucklable member positioned over the target site, and

(c) snap-buckling the snap-bucklable member from a concave to a convex configuration.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the bleeding target site is a skin wound.