Surgical dressing strap
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1. A dressing strap comprising;
- a thin hydrocolloid pad having at least one straight edge, said pad having a top and a bottom surface;
a plastic barrier cover on said top surface;
a rectangular overlay sheet having top and bottom surfaces, a first edge of said overlay sheet attached to said barrier cover along a line parallel with said straight edge but displaced from said straight edge; and
a plurality of flexible hooks aligned on the top surface of said overlay sheet along a line parallel with said straight edge, said hooks being formed of a thin resilient rectangular plastic that is slightly curved up at each end, one end of each of said plurality of hooks being connected to a frame portion that is welded to said overlay sheet.
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Abstract
A dressing strap for securing a dressing to a patient'"'"'s skin comprises a pad of plastic topped gelatin-like hydrocolloid with an overlay flap which covers a surgical dressing and which supports a plurality of resilient plastic hooks that may be quickly laced with either string of elastic bands. The overlay flap is attached to the hydrocolloid plastic cover near its centerline, thus eliminating stress at the wound.
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7 Claims
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1. A dressing strap comprising;
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a thin hydrocolloid pad having at least one straight edge, said pad having a top and a bottom surface; a plastic barrier cover on said top surface; a rectangular overlay sheet having top and bottom surfaces, a first edge of said overlay sheet attached to said barrier cover along a line parallel with said straight edge but displaced from said straight edge; and a plurality of flexible hooks aligned on the top surface of said overlay sheet along a line parallel with said straight edge, said hooks being formed of a thin resilient rectangular plastic that is slightly curved up at each end, one end of each of said plurality of hooks being connected to a frame portion that is welded to said overlay sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for securing a surgical dressing to the skin of a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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applying identical dressing straps to the patient'"'"'s skin spaced from each side of the dressing, each of said dressing straps comprising a hydrocolloid pad having a plastic barrier cover on the top surface thereof, an overlay sheet having an edge attached to said barrier cover near the center thereof, and at least one plastic frame welded to said overlay sheet, said frame having a central resilient hook that is free of the weld on said frame; lacing together said resilient hooks on said identical dressing straps. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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