Wrist bandage

• US 6,569,111 B2
• Filed: 07/26/2001
• Issued: 05/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Original Assignee: Beiersdorf AG (Maxingvest AG)
• Inventors: Herzberg, Thorsten
• Primary Examiner(s): Lucchesi, Nicholas D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hamilton, Lalita M
• Application Number:
  US09/916,006
• Publication Number:
  US 20020040201A1
• Time in Patent Office: 670 Days
• Field of Search: 602/1, 602/5, 602/6, 602/20-22, 602/60-62, 602/64, 602/75, 601/1, 601/5
• US Class Current: 602/64
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/108 Openable readjustable
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/0118 for the arms, hands or fingers

Abstract

Wrist bandage 1 with a first angled strip 10 which consists of two branches 101, 102 which run together at an acute angle and whose inner edges 131, 132 are connected to one another at least in sections, and with a second elongate strip 40 which is attached to the second branch 102 of the angled strip 10. In the transition area between the branches 101, 102, a substantially round incision 30 is made which starts in the first branch 101 and extends into the second branch 102 and, when the bandage 1 is applied, serves to receive the thumb, and which, in the distal forearm area, at the transition to the carpal area, wraps round the carpal area in a circle.

Claims

1. A wrist bandage having a flexible and elastic connection strip for additional support, the bandage further comprising

a first angled strip which consists of two branches which run together at an acute angle and whose inner edges are connected to one another;

a second elongate strip adapted for wrapping around the carpal area, wherein the second elongate strip is attached to the second branch of the angled strip

wherein the transition area between the branches comprises a substantially round incision which starts in the first branch and extends into the second branch, the round incision adapted for receiving and supporting a thumb, and

the connection strip comprising two ends each of which is secured to the bandage, wherein between said ends extends a non-secured elastic strip that supports the wrist between the connection strip and bandage prior to completing application of the bandage.

2. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the angle α

between the branches of the angled strip is between 20° and

45°

.

3. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the height H of the thumb loop in relation to the width B has a ratio of 1 to 1.0 through 2.2.

4. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, wherein a connection strip is provided which is attached at one end to the elongate strip and is attached at the other end to the first branch of the angled strip.

5. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bandage is made of a material chosen from the group consisting of a material which is laminated at least on both sides and has velour on the outside and skin-compatible textile fabric on the inside, or alternatively, the bandage is made of a spacer fabric.

6. The bandage as claimed in claim 5, wherein the materials used are neoprene foam, polyurethane foam or polyester foam, which are optionally perforated.

7. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elongate strip has one or more closure mechanisms selected from the group consisting of hoop and loop closures and press studs.

8. The bandage of claim 1, wherein the bandage material has an elasticity of less than 150%.

9. The bandage of claim 1, wherein the bandage material has an elasticity of up to 70% in the direction of the Y-axis.

10. The bandage of claim 1, wherein the bandage material has an elasticity of between 30 to 200% in the direction of the X-axis.

11. The bandage of claim 1, wherein the inner edges of the branches are connected to each other along their entire lengths.

12. The bandage of claim 1, wherein the inner edges of the branches are connected to each other for a distance that is less than their entire lengths.

13. The bandage of claim 1, wherein the first angled strip is adapted to support the root of a thumb when the thumb is inserted through the substantially round incision.

14. The bandage of claim 1 wherein the elongate strip and the branches are made of flexible and elastic material.

15. The bandage of claim 1 wherein the connection strip is secured at one end to the elongate strip, and at the other end to a branch of the angled strip.