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Tubular support bandages
Assignee: SSL International PLC
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Filing: 1985-11-14
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Granted: 1987-06-23
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Expires: 2005-11-14
Abstract
Abstract A tubular support bandage is made from a knitted fabric tube with a laid-in helical elastic yarn. The knit structure is arranged, for example, by providing courses of missing loops, so that different regions have different knit densities and the elastic yarns can move more closely together in the lower density regions.
Inventors
- 👤 Roy Lundy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 03:28
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B1/00; D04B1/14; D04B1/18; D04B1/10; D04B1/102; D04B1/22; D04B1/24; D04B1/26; D04B1/265; D10; D10B; D10B2509/00; D10B2509/02; D10B2509/028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A pressure-applying tubular support bandage for application to a part of a patient's body comprising a knitted fabric tube incorporating one or more helically disposed continuous elastic yarns characterised in that the knit structure is of a non-uniform nature along the length of the tube so that at least one longitudinal part of the tube has a lower density of knitted fabric yarns compared with at least one other longitudinal part thereof, whereby different pressures can be applied respectively to different portions of said part of the patient's body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A pressure-applying tubular support bandage for application to a part of a patient's body comprising a knitted fabric tube incorporating one or more helically disposed continuous elastic yarns characterised in that the knit structure is of a non-uniform nature along the length of the tube so that at least one longitudinal part of the tube has a lower density of knitted fabric yarns compared with at least one other longitudinal part thereof, whereby different pressures can be applied respectively to different portions of said part of the patient's body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A support bandage according to claim 1, characterised in that the lower density is achieved by means of a knit pattern having courses of missed loops.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A support bandage according to claim 1, characterised in that there is a single said longitudinal part of lower density and said part is at one end portion of the bandage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A support bandage according to claim 1, characterised in that the or each part of lower density is of uniform structure, or has a regularly repeated pattern, throughout.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A support bandage according to claim 1, characterised in that the or each said part of lower density is of progressively decreasing density in one direction along the length of the tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A support bandage according to claim 1, characterised in that the tube is a seamless circular knit structure having the or each said elastic yarn laid in between front and rear loops in periodic courses.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A support bandage according to claim 6, characterised in that there is a plurality of elastic yarns laid in every four courses.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A support bandage according to claim 7, chracterised in that the knit structure is formed from 16 fabric yarn ends and four elastic yarns which are laid in to define a multi-start elastic helix.
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