US2342300A - Surgical dressing - Google Patents

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Feb. 22, 1944. S PE KSA A 2,342,300

SURGICAL DRESSING Filed July 25, 1942 "neared Feb. 22, 1944 2,342,300

UNITED STATES PATENT FICE SURGICAL DEESSDI G Stanley Penksa, Yonkers, N. Y., assignor to Franjrostilnc Yonkers, N. Y., a. corporation of New or Application July 25, 1942, Serial No. 452,350

1 Claim. (01. 128-156) tofore been constructed which are of general reccloth material l2 and I4, which overlaps, as tangular shape and of a non-elastic character clearly illustrated in Figure 2, the gauze dresshaving a. centrally disposed bandage portion with ing Ill.

adhesive on one side adjacent the bandage por- It will thus be seen that when the surgic over the adhesive portion which is adapted to be its adherent qualities, it is extremely comfortable. removed prior to the insertion of the bandage on Referring now to Figure 4, there is shown a the body. modified form of the invention in which the It is one of the objects of the present invention dressing carrying band l6 centrally thereof adjawhich the band is provided with elastic means gitudinally disposed elastic strands 20, the free therein to the end that the bandage is more ends, as clearly shown in Figure 4 of the band, comfortable to the wearer. being plain and non-elastic.

' The invention contemplates the provision of a It will thus be apparent that an elastic cloth bandage of this character in which the band porsurgical dressing band of this character gives The present invention relates to a bandage and, 6 is a gauze dressing in and, as is generally known more particularly, to a bandage which is generally in the art, one side of the band on each side of known in the art under the name of Band-aid. the gauze dressing has a coating of adhesivema- Bandages of this general character have hereterial thereon and is covered y the removable tion ends thereof and provided with a covering dressing band is placed over a wound, in viewcfi.

to provide a bandage of this general character in cent the gauze dressing I8 is provided with lontion may have interwoven therein elastic strands; 2o ort as a surgical dressing to the wearer in the band .may be made entirely of elastic mathat it moves with the flesh to which it is applied terial or that portion of the band adjacent'the and is especially comfortable on a joint wound. bandage area being made elastic. It is to be understood that the form of the in- Other objects and advantages of the invention vention herewith shown and described is to be will become apparent during the course of the taken as a preferred embodiment of the same. following description of the-accompanying drawand that various changes in the shape, size and ing wherein: arrangement of parts may be resorted to without Figure 1 is a rear elevational view of the departing from the spirit of the invention or the bandage; scope of the subjoined claim.

- Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof; What is claimed is:

Figure 3 is a top plan view and; In a surgical dressing of the class described, a Figure 4 is a top plan view of a modified form of g tu y extending nd. a au e d ss the invention. secured centrally of said band, said band on each In the accompanying drawing, wherein for th end thereof adjacent said dressing being provided Purpose Of illustration there is shown a preferred with adhesive material thereon, and a coverin embodiment of the invention, the reference nuover said adhesive material, the free ends of the meral 6 generally designates a substantially reccovering material overlapping said gauze dresstangularly shaped band in which there are proing, only that portionlof said band which undervided longitudinally extending elastic strands 8 lies the g ze dressing bein constructed f a thereby making the band 6 inherently of an 40 resilient material.

elastic character. Centrally disposed on the band STANLEY PENKSA.

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