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Disposable adhesive bandage
Assignee: TSUNEHARU NOGUCHI
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Filing: 1988-07-12
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Granted: 1990-03-13
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Expires: 2008-07-12
Abstract
Abstract A disposable adhesive bandage which includes a rigid base member, an absorbent pad disposed on the base member, an adhesive strip being coated on the absorbent pad, an aperture disposed in the adhesive strip, and a protective backing sheet for covering the adhesive strip whereby, when the bandgage is adhered to a human body around a wounded area caused by an injection or the like, the aperture is positioned directly over the wounded area and the adhesive portion of the bandage does not adhere to the wounded area of the human body.
Inventors
- 👤 Kwang N. Kum
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 02:55
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/02; A61F13/0203; A61F15/00; A61F15/008; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/16; A61L15/42; A61L15/58; A61F2013/00361; A61F2013/00727; A61F2013/00731; A61F2013/00795; A61F2013/00825; A61F2013/00829; A61F2013/00834; A61L2400/00; A61L2400/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A disposable adhesive bandage for stopping bleeding from an external wound of a human body which comprises: a rigid base member, an absorbent pad disposed on said rigid base member, a rigid strip having an aperture disposed in the center thereof and a first adhesive and a second adhesive being coated on both surfaces thereof, said rigid strip being adhered to said absorbent pad by the first adhesive, and a protective backing sheet adhered to said rigid strip by the second adhesive whereby after the removal of the protective backing sheet, the bandage is directly attached to the human body over the external wound so that aperture is positioned directly over said external wound.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
A disposable adhesive bandage for stopping bleeding from an external wound of a human body which comprises: a rigid base member, an absorbent pad disposed on said rigid base member, a rigid strip having an aperture disposed in the center thereof and a first adhesive and a second adhesive being coated on both surfaces thereof, said rigid strip being adhered to said absorbent pad by the first adhesive, and a protective backing sheet adhered to said rigid strip by the second adhesive whereby after the removal of the protective backing sheet, the bandage is directly attached to the human body over the external wound so that aperture is positioned directly over said external wound.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The disposable adhesive bandage of claim 1, wherein the base member is made of an opaque plastic material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The disposable adhesive bandage of claim 1, wherein the absorber pad is made of a non-woven fiber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The disposable adhesive bandage of claim 1, wherein the rigid strip is made of a polyethylene terephthate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The disposable adhesive bandage of claim 1, wherein the aperture has a diameter of about 7 mm.
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