US1785831A - Surgical bandage - Google Patents

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Dec. 23, 1930. M. c. EDMUNDSON SURGICAL BANDAGE Filed March 22, 1928 INVENTOR. JELU'OHJG Gflmuadsom A TTORNE Y.

' ,15 at the time of use.

Patented DecQZ Fi, 1939 issionnc. nmaunnsou, 01 SAN. PEDRO, CA IFORNIA suneioan BANDAGE Application filed March 22, 1928. SeriaINo. 263,842. 7

This invention relates to surgical bandages, and particularly to a novel construction of individual bandage, and to astrip arrange ment of individual bandages adapting any number of such bandages to be put up in roll form for convenient'separation' and use as occasion requires] In the bandaging or dressing of sores and wounds it"is customaryjto employ a band or -1 dressing of antiseptic gauze which is secured V 'inp'osition by stripsof surgical tape or plaster. The gauze and plaster are usually put up in roll form and amounts sufiicient for a particular dressing are cut off from the rolls This often involves a waste of material and is a time consuming operation because of the necessity of'partially unbinding the rolls, cutting off the desired'portions thereof, trimming such pertions, separately applying the gauze and tape toform the dressing, and rewinding the rolls. Besides,in the frequent operations of windingand unwinding the rolls, unused portions of the' gauze and tape are exposed to the atmosphere and are liable to become soiled and contaminated, with obvious disadvantages. The object of'my invention is to provide simple, reliable and efficient means for overconiing'these objections, and my invention consists in the provision of an independent bandage of any size suitable for. use and which comprises'asectimi of gauze fabric withwhich are combined the adhesive strips for holding the same applied, or of a series of such gauze sections united by adhesive strips so as'to form a multiplebandage in strip I form andcapable of being subdivided into separate bandages for use as required, which i multiple bandage may be wound into the form of an ordinary roll so as to be packaged in the usual manner. With this construction a bandage of the size required may be quickly selected and. applied with a saving of time and labor over-the customary practice and without waste or liability of exposing unused material to the danger of contamination.

, In the accompanying drawing,-

Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a multiple bandage roll strip embodying my invention."

Figure 2 is a view of the strip as wound in roll form. t Figure 3 is an obverse plan View of an individual bandage as separated from the roll strip for use. i r i Figure 4 is a similar view of a modified form of bandage. V

In carrying my invention into practice, I provide a multiple bandage in strip form, and which comprises any desired and suitable number of individual bandages separable from the strip for use as occasion requires. The multiple bandage, inthe form disclosed, consists of'a series of bandage sections 1, preferably made of gauze fabric, and arranged with their adjacent edges in spaced relation to each other, said bandage sections being held connected and in spaced relation by parallel longitudinal carrier strips 2. Each of these carrier strips is made of ad hesive or surgical tape, which is provided, as usual, with an adhesive face 3 and a nonadhesive face 8. p

The fabric sections 1 may be of rectangular, oblong rectangular or other suitable form and each of a size to provide a prescribed size of dressing. The outer faces of these fabric strips are secured to the adhesive faces 8 of the carrier strips 2 along their longitudinal edges and extend over approximately one-half the distance of the width of the strips2 so as to leave portions a of the faces 3 projecting laterally beyond the longitudinal side edges of the sections 1. These projecting'portions 4 of the strips 2 are thus adapted to'be used to secure the bandage section alongits longitudinal edges in place upon the person of the patient. The fabric sections 1 are or maybe spaced with their end edges the same distance apart throughout the length of the multiple bandage, and theportions of the strips 2 which extend acrossthe gaps between the end edges of the fabric sections are adapted to be severed along the dotted lines 5 in the successive 9,5 separation of the individual bandages from each other. 'lVhen an individual bandage is separated from the multiple strip a type of individual bandage such as shown in Figure 3 is produced, which bandage comprises a 1 0 at itsends to the person of the patient. Such fabric bandage section lfalong' the longitudinal edges of which extend securing strips having adhesive faces partially secured to the longitudinal edges of the bandage section and partially projecting therefrom to providethe securing portions l. These strips 2' have end portions in the form of tabs with adhesive facesfor securing the bandage a bandage when applied will be firmly and securely held in position to cover-and protect a wound, sore, scald or burn, while, at the same time, its end'portions betweenthe prosections of different sizes within any given range, and such a bandage may be wound in roll form, as shown in F igure 2, for conveniencein packing and transportation and the putting up of the device in a desirable form for use, so that the individual bandages may be successively unwound and separated for use, makingit unnecessary to expose more than this one particular bandage during; such operation. By this means a bandage of suit ablesize for any, purpose may, within avery short period of timeb'e removed from a protective container and applied for'use, with out exposing any of the remaining bandage sections to exposure-and possibility of-contamination; Instead, h0wever,.of making the bandages in multiple strip form, as shown in Figure 1, for winding into roll form,

as shown in Figure 2,'indi-vidual bandages,

of the type disclosedin Figure 3, ready prep ared for use, may be employed and sold in scription. As heretofore explained, in making ordinary bandages it is customary to unwind the gauze fabric and adhesive tape from protective envelopes, any suitable number of which may be placed in a package for dispensation, so that in this case also a bandage of the-exact size required maybe removed and applied in a very short space of time and without the necessity of exposing other bandages. y

In Figure 4 I have showna slightly modified form of bandage which may be used and 50 found desirable under some conditions, where it is desired to add to the securityof attach- Y thereof to form the bandage and then apply 7 This frequently these to forno the bandage; results 1n the waste of materiaLasfit is not always possible to remove just the exact amounts of material needed. It also results I very often in the exposure of portions of the material unusedat the time, with theresult that these are soiled or become contaminated by exposureto theatmosphere or by other causes. My invention obviates all of these objections, enables a bandage of the exact size required, and without waste, tobe selected for use and appliedwithout loss of time and without danger of undesirably exposingf bandage material not used; It also provides a means whereby bandages of all sizes may be" furnished at a comparatively low cost, Y sinceiit is evident that the bandages may be 7 manufacturedina complete manner by machinemethods; It will be observed that the arrangement of the strips 2 or 2and' 7 is such that the adhesive faces of these strips'when woundin roll form, will be held spaced by the fabric sections *1, so thatsuch faces ofthe i strips can not possibly become stuck together.

Having thus'fully described my invention,

ric sections and having their adhesive surfaces secured to the said sideedgesof the fabric sections between the 'longitudinalcenters and inner sideedges of said strips, whereby the portions of tape'exteiiding across the gaps may be transversely severed'to separate the gauze sections from each other.

2. A multiple bandage'in strip form com.-

prising a plurality of gauze fabric sections arranged with their adjacent edges in spaced relationship, and attaching strips uniting the sections in strip form and adapted to be severed between the fabric sections to separate a fabric sectionfrom'the strip and to serve as means for attaching said fabric section to a} part of the human body to which it is to be 1 I 1 In testimony whereof I- my signature. V ment of the bandage tothe person of the pa v tient. Y The construction here is the, same as applied.

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that previouslyv described except that an ad,-

outer or rear face of the bandage section 1 ditional strip 7 is applied transversely to the the'attaching surfaces 4 of the strips 2.

The advantages ofmy invention Wlll "be.

readily understood from the foregoing deseparate rol1s,"to cut off sufficient portions ,7

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