Abstract: An individual package in combination with a hygienic device has a body comprising walls which surround and contain the device within the body; a rupturable seal line running along the axis of at least one side of the body, and an opening member situated on the seal line and extending outward from the body. The hygienic device is positioned within the package. The hygienic device is readily retrievable from the package such that a user neither touches nor contaminates the absorbent portion of the hygienic device with any part of her hand prior to the use and in using the hygienic device. Tampons, interlabial devices, swabs, and bandages are thereby afforded means for sterile usage and subsequent hygienic disposal.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to tail-mounted devices and methods for securing an object in an animal's, preferably a cow's, vagina, the device typically comprising a first and second tail anchor or ring, and a tether attached to the first tail anchor. The invention is most suited for and capable of attachment to a housing or object that is inserted into the cow's vagina. The purpose of the disclosed devices and methods is to hold an object resident in the vagina for an extended periods of time, including periods of 14 days or longer.

Abstract: A bandage assembly for providing a non-stick repositionable wound dressing. The bandage assembly includes a bandage member with a pad portion on the first face and a first portion of hook and loop fastener on a second face, a backing member with a first face having a complementary second portion of hook and loop fastener and a second face having a third portion of hook and loop fastener, and a band member with opposite ends, each of the opposite ends having a fourth and fifth portion of hook and loop fastener respectively, both the fourth and fifth portions being complementary to the third portion.

Abstract: An article having a surface fastening system and a primary direction of load bearing. The surface fastening system includes at least one first fastening element and at least on second fastening element. The first fastening element further includes an attached portion, partially joined to the article, at least one liftable portion extending from the attached portion, and at least one hinge line disposed at an angle less than 90 degrees relative to the primary direction of load bearing, the hinge line is positioned between the attached portion and the liftable portion. At least one second fastening element is affixed at a second position to the article and configured to be engageable with the liftable portion of the first fastening element. Articles such as disposable diapers, bibs, clothing, etc. are disclosed.

Abstract: An improved elbow brace adapted for teaching baseball throwing with three stays enclosed by cloth and attached with two circumferential cloth straps. Two or more pads 21 sit between the ends of stays and the inner surface of the brace which adjoins the skin when worn. Stitched seams 15 are placed very close to the edges of the primary stays 3 and the third stay 9 to carefully hold them in proper alignment, allowing less than three-eighths of an inch of lateral movement and preferable less than one-eighth of an inch. The span between the primary stays 3 narrows toward the top of the brace 11. The middle stay is stiffer than the other two.

Abstract: A digit wound dressing for use as a primary wound dressing or as a secondary wound dressing for digits on humans, animals and like applications. As a secondary digit wound dressing, the dressing can be used to hold a variety of different types of primary wound dressing such as sterile cotton gauze pads on top of a digit wound. The wound dressing includes an elongated bidirectional (stretches laterally along it's length) wrap which is adaptable for conforming to various sizes and shapes of digits. The wrap is made of a loose weave material and includes a releasable hook fastener at one end of the wrap. The hook fastener is used for releasable engagement with the loose weave material of the wrap when the wrap is secured around the digit. An outwardly extending ear is integrally formed on one side of the wrap. The ear is used to fold over and cover a tip of the digit.

Abstract: A disposable wound dressing and support unit for delivering a variety of standard gauze pads on top of a wound and providing for a painless access to the wound. The disposable wound dressing and support unit includes an elongated bidirectional wrap. The wrap has an outside and an inside. The inside of the wrap is used for receipt next to the skin of a patient. The wrap stretches laterally in opposite direction along it's length and is made of a loose-like material. A sterile gauze pad is either releasably attached or permanently attached to a portion of an inside of the wrap. The gauze pad is received over the top of a wound on a patient's body. The bidirectional wrap is adaptable for conforming to various parts of the anatomy of a patient and includes a releasable hook fastener at one end for securing the end to any portion of the wrap. The wound dressing and support unit may be received around the trunk, head, limb, hand and other parts of the anatomy.

Abstract: A combination medical protective guard and self-contained support for providing a painless access to a wound site, medical device or surgical site or protecting the site. The combination is adaptable for conforming to various parts of the anatomy of a human or an animal body and eliminates the use of adhesives. The support includes an elongated bidirectional wrap having hook fasteners at a first end for engaging a portion of a loop like material along a length of a second end of the wrap. The wrap allows for infinite adjustment along its length for either loosening or tightening the wrap when the site guard is received over the wound site or the infusion site. Also, the wrap may include a window opening with sides of the window opening received around a top portion of the protective guard. The window opening is used for viewing the site through the top of the protective guard.

Abstract: The invention provides an individual package in combination with an absorbent interlabial device. The package has a longitudinal axis, a top portion, a bottom portion positioned oppositely to the top portion, a first surface and a second surface. The package may be folded about the longitudinal axis to form two halves or it may be formed from one more sheets fitted together to form the package. The package may be re-sealable. An absorbent interlabial device is positioned within the package. The absorbent interlabial device is readily retrievable from the package such that a user neither touches nor contaminates the absorbent portion of the absorbent interlabial device with any part of her hand prior to the use and in using the absorbent interlabial device.

Abstract: A surgical chest dressing is constructed of a band of stretchable material having a pair of panels of non-stretchable material attached thereto, the non-stretchable panels biasing the side and breast tissue of a patient inwardly toward a sutured incision in the center of a patient's chest to support and substantially immobilize the patient's side and breast tissue and to minimize stress on the sutured incision. The dressing has a flexible and breathable back panel. The dressing provides improved support and comfort.

Abstract: An absorbent dressing for absorbing exudate from a wound is disclosed. The absorbent dressing contains a plurality of dried absorbent hydrogel particles sealed within a porous container. The porous container is non-adherent to the wound, and the hydrogel particles remained sealed within the container after absorbing the wound exudate. In a preferred embodiment, the particles are dried polyacrylonitrile hydrogel particles, and the porous container is in the form of a sachet bag made from nylon, cotton, polyester, polypropylene and the like.

Abstract: A breast-supporting band is described to facilitate participation of women in sports with an elastic top edge, an elastic bottom edge, and an elastic middle band wider than the top and bottom edges having two side edges, in which the middle band stretches less than the top and bottom edges. The side edges of the middle band are fastened in front of a woman's chest.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a haemostatic circumcision bandage comprising a bandage body made of a pliable waterproof material and of a unitary configuration. The bandage has a shaft supporting portion adapted to be wrapped around an entire penile shaft protecting it against contamination and a body attachment portion connected to the shaft supporting portion, which is adapted to be temporarily attached to a wearer's body and provided to keep the bandage in place. The bandage also has a resilient pad placed on the shaft supporting portion, which is adapted to facilitate haemostasis by means of applying a gentle even compression, as well as an absorbent pad placed over the resilient pad, which is provided to help absorb blood and promote healing a wound caused by circumcision.

Abstract: An intravenous securing device and secondary wound dressing for holding intravenous needle tubing and catheter tubing in place in a variety of anatomic locations on the human body. The securing device and secondary wound dressing is used without the need of adhesives. The intravenous securing device and secondary wound dressing consists of an elongated bi-directional wrap stretchable in opposite directions along a length of the wrap. The wrap includes a window opening therethrough which is sufficient in size to allow for visual inspection of the skin entry site of a needle or a catheter without having to remove the wrap. The wrap is washable and reusable. The bi-directional wrap is adaptable for conforming to various parts of the anatomy of a patient and includes releasable hook fasteners at one end of the wrap for securing the wrap around an arm, a hand, a chest, a neck and other parts of the anatomy.

Abstract: One embodiment is an adhesive bandage with an opening in the middle in which the wound is exposed after the bandage is applied to the skin. A removable cap is fastened on the bandage with hook-and-loop material to cover the opening and thereby protect the wound. Another embodiment has a base panel with a transverse strip of hook-and-loop fastener material at one edge, and strips of hook-and-loop fastener material extending from the other end to wrap around a wounded body part and connect to the transverse strip and forms an opening which frames the wound. A removable cap is fastened over the opening with hook-and-loop-fastener material fastened to the extending strips.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a novel bandage construction in which a dressing is held in place over a wound by means of one or more external arms capable of releasably attaching to an anchor that remains adhered to the skin. Subsequent dressing changes may be accomplished by detaching the arm and anchor mechanism, replacing the dressing, and reattaching the arm to the anchor so that the patient does not require repeated procedures adhering the dressing to the skin. The bandage design minimizes irritation and discomfort to the patient and is convenient for repeated dressing changes.

Abstract: A disposable sterile emollient carrier device for delivering an application of an emollient is described. The carrier device is to be used for treatment of simple and/or complex cutaneous injuries and disorders on different parts of the human body. The disposable emollient carrier device includes an elongated bidirectional (stretches longitudinally) wrap having a bonded or movable emollient carrier platform thereon. The carrier platform may be either a medical grade foam sheeting surface or a porous mesh pocket. The foam sheeting surface allows the emollient to be applied directly to it, and then the combination applied to an intended area to be treated. Similarly, the mesh pocket receives the emollient therein and the emollient is dispensed through a porous front surface of the pocket to the wound. Both the foam sheeting surface and the mesh pocket include an impermeable back surface to prevent the emollient from bleeding onto the wrap.

Abstract: A new Waterproof Protective Covering For Medical Uses for covering an intravenous needle site, surgical suture site, a cast or a bandage that needs to be protected from moisture. The inventive device includes generally of a flexible plastic which includes elastic on two sides and a sealing section on the other two sides.

Abstract: A wrap for placement around an anatomical part to hold a wound dressing in place on that part. The wrap is made of a tubular net material substantially elastically stretchable in the longitudinal and transverse dimensions. End portions of the wrap are relatively non-stretchable in a direction transverse to the wrap, but the medial portion of the wrap is relatively stretchable in the transverse direction to permit inspecting a wound dressing held in place by the wrap. The overall length of the wrap is elastically stretchable to prevent the wrap from functioning as a tourniquet, and the end portions of the wrap are relatively non-stretchable in the transverse direction so as to maintain the relatively flat rectangular configuration of those end portions.

Abstract: An anchor 9 for a surgical dressing includes a sheet 12 with eyelets 13 therein, said sheet attached to a layer of elastic and flexible polymeric foam 20 having an adhesive layer 30, such as a hydrocolloid or polyisobutylene adhesive. The foam is at least 10 mils thick and preferably in the range of 70 mils to 90 mils thick. The eyelets may have reinforcements 18, 24.

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.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pressure eye patch in which an inner membrane is positioned over the patient's eye and fixed thereto by means of adhesive on its inner side with an outer membrane which is superimposed over the inner membrane, thus forming a cavity that is interposed between the outer membrane and the inner membrane. There is an elongated longitudinal slit in the outer membrane which allows the outer membrane to be opened to allow access to the cavity. Cushioning material such as sterile gauze may be inserted into the cavity through this opening. Alternatively, a cooling or heating material may also be emplaced in the cavity. Instead of the elongated slit there may be a partial peripheral opening between the front and rear membranes to allow access to the cavity.

Abstract: An orthopaedic splinting or casting material comprises a substrate which carries a hardenable resin containing a multi-functional vinyl ether monomer, an agent which when mixed with the monomer increases the viscosity thereof and a catalyst capable of causing the resin to harden when exposed to actinic radiation.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a water-curable orthopedic bandage on a support spool which bandage can be immediately applied to an affected limb. Supplied in addition to the orthopedic bandage and either separately packaged or provided integral with the spool is an amount of a water-laden gel. The word gel is meant to apply to a viscous semi-solid which can be applied over surfaces in an adherent film and will disperse and move in response to the movement of the practitioner's hands in molding and forming the adhesive bandage around the limb. It is to be distinguished from a free-flowing liquid which when applied to a limb drips and causes the messy environment described above.

Abstract: A dressing for wounds that permits a cover member to be repeatedly unsealed or opened for inspection, medication of the wound or for any other purpose and then repeatedly resealed without loss of integrity of the seal. Opening and resealing may be accomplished by means of a hasp comprising a latch and an eye or the like. The dressing may be secured to the body skin of a user by means of an epidermal adhesive tape strip base member that has a wound circumscribing aperture. A pad, medicated or not, may be supplied to cover a wound under treatment within the circumscription of said circumscribing aperture.

Abstract: A wound dressing comprises a chemically modified polymer which has a free radical activity in the DPPH Test in the range 15-80 percent. It may comprise a chemically modified polymer which carries at least one chemical group which is a persistent free radical or a precursor therefor. It may comprise a chemically modified polymer which carries at least one chemical group capable of reacting with molecular oxygen in a wound environment to form hydrogen peroxide. It may comprise a chemically modified polymer capable of stimulating the activity of macrophages or the proliferation of fibroblasts or both in a wound environment.

Abstract: A disposable wound dressing and support unit for delivering a variety of standard gauze pads on top of a wound and providing for a painless access to the wound. The disposable wound dressing and support unit consists of an elongated bidirectional (stretches laterally) wrap which includes a window opening therethrough and disposed along the length of the wrap. The bidirectional wrap is adaptable for conforming to various parts of the anatomy of a patient and includes a releasable hook fastener at one end for securing the end to any portion of the wrap. The wrap is made of a loose weave material. The wound dressing and support unit may be received around the trunk, head, limb, hand and other parts of the anatomy. Also, one end of the wound dressing and support unit may be bifurcated for ease in receipt around various parts of the human anatomy. The window opening may be of different widths, lengths and geometric shapes for application to different sizes and types of wounds.

Abstract: A surgical chest dressing is constructed of a band of stretchable material having a pair of panels of non-stretchable material attached thereto, the non-stretchable panels biasing the side and breast tissue of a patient inwardly toward a sutured incision in the center of a patient's chest to support and substantially immobilize the patient's side and breast tissue and to minimize stress on the sutured incision.

Abstract: A bandage for use to apply pressure to the wound area of a patient who has undergone a mastectomy includes a main body panel formed from a fabric that is non-elastic and breathable. The bandage is secured adjacent the side of the body of the patient to avoid the formation of a seam adjacent the wound area, yet allow application and removal of the bandage by the patient without assistance and with minimal pain and discomfort. An elastic member enables adjustment of the bandage for proper fit around the torso of the patient and ensures the application of adequate pressure. The bandage is configured so that the material that contacts the person's skin is non-elastic and breathable for increased comfort.

Abstract: A wound dressing support device for holding a variety of standard gauze pads in place on top of an open wound and for providing for painless access to the wound. The wound dressing support device consists of an elongated elastic unidirectional wrap which includes a window opening therethrough. The unidirectional wrap is adaptable for conforming to various parts of the anatomy of a patient and includes releasable loop and hook fasteners for securing the wrap around the trunk, head, limb, hand and other parts of the anatomy. The window opening may be of different widths, lengths and geometric shapes for application to different sizes and types of wounds. The window opening is accessed above and on top of one or more gauze pads placed on the wound bed. The wound dressing support device includes loops and hooks around the perimeter of the window opening for releasable engagement of a portion of the sides of the gauze pad.

Abstract: A thermal bandage apparatus for simultaneously dressing and thermally treating a wounded bodily area includes a fluid absorbent member having a wound contacting surface for absorbing bodily fluids produced by an open wound and holding means adjacent and connected to the fluid absorbent member for holding a thermal medium against the fluid absorbent member such that heat is transferred between the thermal medium and the open wound by thermal conduction through the fluid absorbent member. There is also disclosed an arrangement for providing a continuous supply of heat or cold to a wound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a post-surgical, drainage accomodating, compression dressing and garment intended to be worn by a man or woman after chest wall surgery to cover and compress at least one surgical incision site on the upper torso. The dressing is formed at least in part by deformable elastomeric material for the generation of compression forces over the surgical incision and over the surrounding upper torso areas. This improved garment provides for the presence of a surgical drain for the collection of fluids, the drain extending from the surgical incision site into the external ambient environment; and can also provide a support for a drainage collection bulb which is often present as part of the surgical drainage system.

Abstract: An apparatus, along with a method for constructing and using the apparatus, which includes an absorbent dressing assembly wrapped around an elastic strap device which extends around a patient's head to secure the absorbent dressing assembly under the patient's nose to absorb nasal drainage. The elastic strap device includes two strap ends which define hollow openings for receipt of opposing ends of a coupling device having circular barbs for adjusting the distance between the strap ends, thus adjusting the size of a loop formed by the elastic strap device. The absorbent dressing assembly includes an absorbent dressing and a fastening hook patch affixed to the absorbent dressing to secure the absorbent dressing in a wrapped position around the strap device. The strap device further includes a restraining hook patch affixed to the strap device to releasably prevent the absorbent dressing from sliding relative to the strap device.

Abstract: A bandage including a superabsorbent pad covered by a porous cover pad placed on a thin, flexible hydrocolloid adhesive layer leaving a portion of the adhesive layer around the pads as an adhesive border is disclosed. One side of the adhesive layer is laminated to a polymeric backing or non-woven fabric layer and a protective cover layer is applied over the pads and border portion. The protective cover layer may be silicone coated release paper and the bandage may be subjected to a vacuum thus forming the adhesive layer to the pads resulting in the border portion being substantially coplanar with the exposed surface of the cover pad overlaying the superabsorbent pad.

Abstract: A generally "L"-shaped bandage for use in retaining a dressing on a human penis and a method for using the bandage are disclosed. The bandage comprises a generally "L"-shaped cover member having an adhesive undersurface, wherein the longer leg of the "L" is comprised of a single strip of the cover member and the shorter leg of the "L" is comprised of three adjacent short strips of the cover member. In use, the three short strips which define the shorter leg of the "L" are adhered to the base of the penis and to the patient's skin adjacent the base of the penis, whereas the strip which defines the longer leg of the "L" is wrapped circumferentially around the shaft of the penis and around the dressing positioned on the penis.

Abstract: A shoe bandage adapted to be worn over foot bandages, foot injuries or foot wounds. The shoe bandage includes a sole part provided with hook and loop fastening surrounding an outer peripheral edge of the sole part. A one-piece unwindable upper material piece forming an upper shoe part is provided along a lower edge with hook and loop fastening material for enabling an fastening between the lower edge of the upper shoe part and the sole part.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a mastectomy compression surgical brassiere having as a component a mastectomy brassiere having a pair of camisole shoulder straps and lined brassiere cups, a rectangular compression pad sewn to the inside of the front of the brassiere at substantially its mid point, the rectangular compression pad is covered with a soft porous VELCRO pile looped structure on its external surface lined with a soft fabric, and has an elastic return force band having a portion of a VELCRO hook fabric fastener fabric secured on the side of said return force band away from the body of said compression pad adapted to engage the loops of the VELCRO pile structure cover on said compression pad to retain surgical gauze pads against the incision between the body and the compression pad, and wherein a loop fabric type hook and fastener fabric is secured to the elastic return force band positioned to attach the VELCRO hooks on the return force band to said brassiere to retain the compression pad of

Abstract: A surgical dressing is constructed of a chest encircling flexible band formed primarily of a stretchable material with free overlapping ends that engage each other between the breasts of a person about which the dressing has been wrapped. The band includes differential support structure to provide more support for the sides of the user as compared with the remainder of the person about which the band has been wrapped.

Abstract: A disposable protective bandage for protecting an animal's abdominal or leg surgical incisions or sutures or injuries from licking or scratching. An elongated, strong, chew-resistant, elasticized fabric mesh sheet is adapted to be wrapped around the torso or a leg of an animal after injury or surgery. The sheet is sufficiently elastic to closely and snugly conform to the shape of the animal's body to be protected. The ends of the sheet are secured together, preferably by a hook-and-loop fastening means. Where the torso is wrapped, the fastener should be at the top of the back where it cannot be easily chewed or scratched. When wrapped around a leg, excess material can be trimmed away, providing a smooth surface difficult to chew or scratch. A plurality of soft plastic stays are secured to the sheet, transverse to the length of the sheet. Two or more rows of stays may be provided where a leg is wrapped to provide for joint flexing.

Abstract: A disposable, protective reclosable wound dressing or bandage providing wound access that is easy to apply and/or open without disturbing a protective crust of blood and serum that forms over a wound, said crust being more commonly called a scab. In addition, it is convenient to apply medication without removing the bandage and at the same time, the wound may be inspected and otherwise treated while maintaining the bandage in place. The dressing is low in cost, simple and uncomplicated, non-metallic and not rigid but resilient and thus adaptable to the shape of the body part to which it is applied. One of its most important features is its capability to be repeatedly opened for inspection or for the application of medication and thereafter to be reclosed without losing any of the integrity of seal.