Flexible support for gel wraps

• US 7,112,183 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2004
• Issued: 09/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Gelzone, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Gelzone, Inc.
• Inventors: Leicht, Edward C., Binder, William J., Binder, David M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zalukaeva, Tatyana
• Assistant Examiner(s): GIBSON, KESHIA L
• Application Number:
  US10/810,535
• Publication Number:
  US 20040208913A1
• Time in Patent Office: 914 Days
• Field of Search: 602 41- 77
• US Class Current: 602/75
• CPC Class Codes: A61D 9/00 Bandages, poultices, compresses specially adapted to veterinary purposes fetlock-joint protecting rings A01K13/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/0269 Tapes for dressing attachment for stoma bags A61F5/443; for nappies or sanitary towels A61F13/58; wound closure tapes A61B17/085; for surgical drapes A61B46/00; attaching catheters A61M25/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/0273 Adhesive bandages for winding around limb, trunk or head, e.g. cohesive
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/0283 for making adhesive or cohesive tape or fabrics therefor, e.g. coating or mechanical treatments
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/062 Openable readjustable
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 13/10 specially adapted for fingers, hands, or arms; Finger-stalls; Nail-protectors restraining devices for arms A61F5/37; shoulder bandages A61F13/14
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 15/002 dispensers for web or tape like bandages
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 15/006 Bandage fasteners
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00119 elastic
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00174 possibility of applying pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00251 with macroscopic openings
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00565 with hook and loop-type fastener connecting means
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00638 Gel
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00702 silicon-based
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00727 means for wound humidity control
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2013/00859 with macroscopic openings
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/0104 without articulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/34 Pressure pads filled with air or liquid valves specially adapted for medical use A61M39/00; connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00; valves per se F16K
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 439/926 within machine casing or motor housing, connector within casing wall

Abstract

A two-ply bandage for treatment of skin while providing orthopedic support having a first layer of gel for contacting the skin and a second layer of an elastic and supportive loop portion of a hook and loop fastener. The product is economically manufactured in the form of long rolls or as a sheet and is easily cut to any desired shape.

Claims

1. A stretchable, supportive laminate wrap comprising:

a silicone gel having a skin contacting surface, said silicone gel being laminated to an elastic carrier, wherein said carrier is the loop portion of a hook and loop fastener, said laminate wrap forming an integrated structure configured to have elasticity sufficient to provide compression against a body surface without substantial fragmentation of said silicone gel.

2. The laminate wrap of claim 1, wherein the carrier has an elastic modulus of about 50%.

3. The laminate wrap of claim 1, further comprising a closure strip for removably securing the laminate wrap around a part of a body, said closure strip having the hook portion of a hook and loop fastener.

4. The laminate wrap of claim 3, wherein the laminate wrap is secured around the body part with the closure strip, whereby the secured laminate wrap provides musculo-skeletal support to the body part.

5. The laminate wrap of claim 4, wherein the body part is a joint or a muscle.

6. The laminate wrap of claim 5, wherein the joint is a knee, an ankle, a wrist, or an elbow.

7. The laminate wrap of claim 4, for use in a veterinary application.

8. The laminate wrap of claim 1, wherein the silicone gel contains an additive.

9. The laminate wrap of claim 1, which is in the form of a sheet or a roll.

10. The laminate wrap of claim 1, wherein the silicone gel is a cured polydiorganosiloxane resin.

11. The laminate wrap of claim 1, wherein the silicone gel contains an additive which is a topical medication or an emollient.