BANDAGE, IN PARTICULAR A COMPRESSION BANDAGE

Abstract

The invention relates to a bandage (10) comprising a flat material web (12) having a first (14) and a second (16) side and a first (18) and a second (20) end spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the bandage (10), a wound pad (22) on the first side of the flat material web (12), a pressure application means (32) on the second side (16) of the flat material web (12) opposite the wound pad (22), a securing element (24) on the second end (20) of the flat material web (12) for securing the second end (20) of the flat material web (12) on or to itself for a bandage (10) positioned on a carrier.

Claims

1. A bandage (10) including a. a flat material web (12) having a first (14) and a second (16) side and a first (18) and second (20) end which are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the bandage (10), b. a wound dressing pad (22) on the first side of the flat material web (12), c. a pressure applicator (32) on the second side (16) of the flat material web (12) opposite the wound dressing pad (22), d. a fastening element (24) at the second end (20) of the flat material web (12) for fastening the second end (20) of the flat material web (12) on or to itself when the bandage (10) is positioned on a carrier, characterized in that the pressure applicator (32) comprises a base plate (34) and two elongated fixing elements (36, 38) which are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the bandage (10) on both sides of the base plate (34) and extend at an angle to the longitudinal direction of the bandage (10), wherein in each case the one end (36, 38) of the fixing elements (36, 38) is secured to the base plate (34) and the other end (36, 38) is free and the fixing elements (36, 38) realize a gap between them and the base plate (34) over their remaining length.

2. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the ends (36, 38) of the fixing elements (36, 38) fixed to the base plate (34) are situated diagonally opposite one another.

3. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the base plate (34) comprises a rectangular or parallelogram-like form.

4. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the free ends (36, 38) of the fixing elements (36, 38) project beyond the base plate (34) with respect to the longitudinal direction of the bandage (10).

5. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the pressure applicator (32) is arranged centrally above the wound dressing pad (22).

6. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a holding portion is realized at the first end (18) of the flat material web (12).

7. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the gap between the fixing elements (36, 38) and the base plate extends in a substantially straight manner.

8. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the fixing elements (36, 38) and/or the base plate (34) are deformable elastically at least in portions.

9. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the flat material web (12) consists of a mono-elastic woven fabric.

10. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the bandage (10) is a compression bandage.

11. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the bandage (10) is packaged in roll form so that the first end (38) of the flat material web (12) is on the outside.

12. The bandage as claimed in claim 11, characterized in that a releasable and/or destructible unroll lock is provided which prevents further unrolling after a defined length proceeding from the first end (18).

13. The bandage as claimed in one of claim 6, characterized in that the wound dressing pad (22) connects to the holding portion in the longitudinal direction of the bandage.

14. The bandage as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the wound dressing pad comprises a shell which is filled with an absorbent material.

Description

[0036] The invention is to be explained in more detail below by way of a drawing, in which:

[0037] FIG. 1 shows a first perspective view of the bandage according to the invention,

[0038] FIG. 2 shows a further view of the bandage according to the invention.

[0039] FIG. 1 shows a bandage 10 according to the invention, the roll form in which the bandage is packaged still being visible at the right-hand edge of the image. In this case, the bandage has been unrolled up to an unroll lock 30. The length of the already unrolled end is approximately 40 cm. The bandage comprises a flat material web which is characterized by way of the reference symbol 12, having a first side 14 and a second side 16. Furthermore, the flat material web has two ends 18 and 20, the second end 20 in FIG. 1 being situated inside the configuration that is still rolled up. The bandage 10 of the exemplary embodiment is mono-elastic, the wavy form of the flat material web being visible in the relaxed state both in FIG. 1 and in FIG. 2 which is produced as a result of the elastic warp threads being stretched during the weaving process and then relaxing. The extensibility is approximately 200%. On the first side 14 of the bandage 10 there is a wound dressing pad 22 where an absorbent material is provided in an inner shell and said inner shell is surrounded by two nonwoven layers as cladding layers of a shell, the nonwoven layers being designed such that it is possible for liquid to enter the wound dressing pad from a wound. In addition, it can be provided that the wound-remote side of the wound dressing pad 22 is realized in a liquid-impermeable manner or at least in a liquid-repellent manner.

[0040] The wound dressing pad 22, in this case, preferably extends over the entire width of the bandage 10. The wound dressing pad 22 can be fixed to the bandage 10 in an adhesive manner or by means of stitching. The length of the wound dressing pad is characterized in FIG. 2 by way of the reference symbol W.sub.1.

[0041] A type of holding portion is designed at the first end 18 of the bandage as a result of part of the bandage being folded over on itself and being stitched there. Said holding portion has a length W.sub.2 which is approximately 7 cm. As a result, the first end 18 is stabilized and can be better handled. The wound dressing pad has an extension of approximately 1020 cm and the bandage comprises a width of approximately 10 cm. Provided at the second end 20 is a fastening element 24, which is formed here by a safety clip 26 which, when the bandage 10 has been completed on a patient, can be hooked under windings that are located further underneath it by way of its two clip elements 28. In order to achieve a tourniquet effect, the pressure on a wound can be further increased in a known manner by means of the safety clip by rotating the same about an axis perpendicular to the bandage plane.

[0042] In order to prevent the bandage unrolling more than is desired whilst the wound dressing pad 22 is placed on a wound, an unroll lock 30 is provided which is formed by a thread which connects one of the bandage windings to a winding located underneath it and thus prevents further unrolling. If the first fixing of the wound dressing is successful and if the entire bandage is to be fixed to the person, the unroll lock can be released or in the present case can be destroyed by tearing the thread. The unroll lock 30, in this case, is preferably attached in such a manner that the wound dressing pad 22 can be placed on a wound and the bandage 10 can then be wrapped once around the part of the body to be treated so that the bandage 10 can then be fixed in a pressure applicator 32. The fixing is effected, in this case, by the pressure applicator 32 consisting of a base plate 34, by way of which the pressure applicator 32 is fixed to the bandage 10, and two fixing elements 36 and 38 which are provided on both sides of the base plate 34 in the longitudinal direction. In the present exemplary embodiment, the base plate 34, in this case, comprises a parallelogram-like form and consists, just as the fixing elements 38, 38 which are integrally connected thereto, of a polycarbonate. The fixing elements 36, 38 enclose a gap between them and the base plate 34, the gap being able to be realized either substantially the same over the entire length or, as in the present case here, being able to widen in a V-shaped manner. The fixing elements 36, 38 are integrally connected by way of an end 36 or 38 to the base plate 34, the ends 36 and 38 being located substantially diagonally opposite one another. The other ends 36 and 38 are free so that the bandage is able to be inserted into the gap between the base plate 34 and the fixing elements 36, 38.

[0043] In order to prevent unwanted release of the bandage from the gap, lugs 36 or 38, which secure the bandage 10 in the gap, are provided at the free ends 36, 38.

[0044] When being positioned, the bandage 10 is then initially unrolled up to the unroll lock 30 and the wound dressing pad 22 is placed on the injury. The bandage 10 is then placed around the relevant part of the body and pushed into the first gap between the first fixing element 36 and the base plate 34. As a result, a first fixing is reached. The winding direction is then changed and, by destroying the thread which forms the unroll lock, the bandage 10 is once again wrapped around the relevant part of the body up to the second fixing element 38 and there is inserted into the gap between fixing element 38 and base plate 34. As a result of tensioning the bandage, pressure can then be exerted onto the wound by means of the base plate 34, said pressure being achieved as a result of corresponding tightening. Reversing the winding direction twice, which is changed again after hooking-in behind the fixing element 38, results in the pressure being applied in a very uniform manner. The bandage 10 is then fully wound firmly on the relevant person and the bandage 10 is fixed at the end by means of the fastening element 26.

[0045] In the afore-described manner, force is able to be introduced uniformly and a bandage applied in a particularly simple manner even in emergency situations.