Nonstretchable wound cover and protector
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1. A device for protecting a wound site on the exterior of a body comprising:
- a) a non-stretchable cover adapted to cover an underlying wound site on the exterior of a body;
b) a support system for supporting said cover so that said cover is held against the exterior of a body in covering relation to an underlying wound site;
c) said support system comprising a first strap means and a second strap means both of which strap said cover to the exterior of a body;
d) wherein said first strap means and said cover together form a girdling portion that girdles a portion of a body to exert a girdling force holding said cover against the exterior of a body in covering relation to an underlying wound site;
e) wherein said second strap means forms a non-girdling portion that does not girdle a portion of a body and that acts on said girdling portion in a direction that is transverse to said girdling portion; and
f) wherein said girdling portion comprises means for setting a desired effective length of said first strap means and includes means for allowing said girdling portion to be wrapped around and unwrapped from a portion of a body.
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Abstract
This application considers the problem of the wound care and it introduces a series of support units that will allow for easy, transparent, controlable wound care to be done. The unit also indicates how a pressure applying means can be used to compress the wound site for prevention of bleeding and a better wound care. Importantly, in some models these units will have properties that are designed to detect bleeding if it occurs.
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23 Claims
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1. A device for protecting a wound site on the exterior of a body comprising:
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a) a non-stretchable cover adapted to cover an underlying wound site on the exterior of a body; b) a support system for supporting said cover so that said cover is held against the exterior of a body in covering relation to an underlying wound site; c) said support system comprising a first strap means and a second strap means both of which strap said cover to the exterior of a body; d) wherein said first strap means and said cover together form a girdling portion that girdles a portion of a body to exert a girdling force holding said cover against the exterior of a body in covering relation to an underlying wound site; e) wherein said second strap means forms a non-girdling portion that does not girdle a portion of a body and that acts on said girdling portion in a direction that is transverse to said girdling portion; and f) wherein said girdling portion comprises means for setting a desired effective length of said first strap means and includes means for allowing said girdling portion to be wrapped around and unwrapped from a portion of a body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A device for protecting a wound site on the exterior of a body comprising:
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a) a cover for covering a wound site on the exterior of a body; b) a support system for supporting said cover so that said cover is held against the exterior of a body in covering relation to an underlying wound site; c) said support system comprising a first strap means and a second strap means both of which strap said cover to the exterior of a body; d) wherein said first strap means and said cover together form a girdling portion that girdles a portion of a body to exert a girdling force holding said cover against the exterior of a body in covering relation to an underlying wound site; e) wherein said second strap means forms a non-girdling portion that does not girdle a portion of a body and that acts on said girdling portion in a direction that is transverse to said girdling portion; f) wherein said girdling portion comprises means for setting a desired effective length of said first strap means and includes means for allowing said girdling portion to be wrapped around and unwrapped from a portion of a body; and g) a number of finger-grippable tabs distributed over the outside of said cover that can be gripped to facilitate placement of said cover.
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21. A device for protecting a wound site on the exterior of a body comprising:
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a) a non-stretchable cover for covering a wound site on the exterior of a body; b) a support system, comprising a first strap means and a second strap means, for supporting said cover so that said cover is held against the exterior of a body in covering relation to an underlying wound site; c) said first strap means having opposite ends attached to said cover for girdling a portion of a living body, at least one of which ends comprises fastening means providing for its separable adjustable fastening to said cover to adjust the effective length of said first strap means; d) said second strap means having opposite ends, at least one of which ends comprises fastening means providing for its separable adjustable fastening to said cover; and e) wherein complementary fastening means are affixed to the cover to provide for the separable adjustable fastening of said at least one end of each of said first and second strap means. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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