US2253108A - Digit bandage - Google Patents

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Aug' 19, 1941- w. D. cAsEY, JR' 2253,108

DIGIT BANDAGE Filed Dec". 19. 1939 thereof.

Patented Aug. 19, 1941 DIGIT BANDAGE yWilliam D. Casey, Jr., Memphis, Tenn., assignor of for-ty per cent to William phis, Tenn.

R.. AJenkins, Mem- Application December 19, 1939, Serial No. 310,052

2 Claims. (Cl. 128-157) This invention relates generally tothe class of surgery and pertai'ns particularly to improvements'in bandages.

In the art of bandaging wounds, considerable skill is required for bandaging or covering particular portions of the body so that such bandage will remain in position, and this applies especially to the bandaging of the ends of the fingers. It is well known that injuries to the finger tips are extremely difiicult to effectively bandage or cover So that such bandage will remain in place and at the same time give the necessary protection to the wound. v

The present invention has for its primary ob.-

' ject to provide a novel type of bandage which is designed primar'ily for application to the end of a finger and which is so designed that it may be easily and quickly applied and will stay in 'place and give the desired protection to thetpart.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved bandage which is so formed that it may be lemployed to cover the end of a finger and to encircle and' protect the top, inner side and lateral sides of the finger also, such bandage being formed in a single piece but divided in two portions; one of which is employed for covering the end of the finger and the other for encircling andv protecting 'the sides, inner side and top The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part of this speciflcation, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not to be confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifica- M tions mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims. 4

In the drawing-- i Fig. 1 is a view in perspective of a bandage constructed in accordance with the present invention, such bandage being of the type having a gauze covered portion and portions carrying adhesive so that its application to the injured memcompletely aping, the numeral I designates as a whole the finger bandage embodying the present invention and as is shown, this bandage is'formed in a single piece and as an -elongated strip. This strip of material of which the bandage is formed m-ay be of the usual fabric either plain or waterproofed, which is employed for the manufacture of adhesive tape, and one side of the strip is covered with a suitable adhesive and at its transverse center it has secured to the adhesive face a sterile gauze pad 2, which is applied over the wound. In accordance with the present invention, the bandage is divided into a major longitudinal portion 3 and a minor longitudinal portion 4, these portions being in substantially parallel relation and integrally joined at the transverse center of the bandage, as indicated' at 5. The central connecting portion between the major and minor portions is relativelv narrow, as shown, so that each portion has end wings which are separate from the wings of the adjacent portion and the end wingsl of the major portion 3 are indicated by the numeral 6, while those of the'minor portion are indicated by the numeral 1,. The minor portion 4 of the bandage is of materially less length than the major portion so' that the ends of the wings 'l terminate short of the ends of the wings 6. In addition, theA edges of the wings `6 nearest the wings 'l of the minor portion are slightly longitudinally arcuate, as indicated at 8, so that the outer ends of the wings of the major portion are of increased width. This provides for additional coverage of the surface of the finger over which the ends of the major portion wings lie, The strip vis provided on its transverse center with apertures 8 which permit air to pass through the strip and to reach the woundthrough thegauze pad 2, thus' facilitating healing of the wound.

In the use of the bandage, the transverse central part of the minor portion 4 is placed against the end of the finger, as shown in Fig. 3, and the wings 1 are then folded in to extend along the inner and outersides of the finger, as is also shown in this figure, and to assume the positions in which they are shown in Fig. ,2. The attachment of the minor portion to the finger is made, where it is desired lthat the major part of the' gauze'pad 2 be brought into position over the top of the finger or over the finger nail, so that the end of the finger nail engages against the narrow portion 5 which joins the major and minor portions of the bandage together.` This 'permits the transverse central part of the major down upon the top of the finger so that this central part of the strip will extend transversely of the nail.

The wings 6 of the vmajor portion will then bein position to be folded around the finger.

being first turned down in the manner illustrated in Fig. 2, and then brought into overlappingv relation across the side or face of the what is ciaim'ed is:l a 1. A digit banda'ge of the characterstated, comprising an elongated strip of material having an adhesivei coating over one face, said strip beflngeropposite the side against which the major portion of the gauze pad 2 is positioned. The

wings 'I of the minor portion will thus be secure-` ly bound against thesides of the finger by the wings of the major portion and these latter wings will be secured one to the finger and-thev other one across the top of the firstl one so that they will combine with the wings of the minor portion and the intermediate part of the minor portionl to form a' bandage in the shape of a finger cot.`

While in the description vof the application of this bandage and in the Illustration the bandag'e has been set forth as having the major part'of the g'auze pad applied to the top or nail of the finger, 'lt will be understood that if the indury is upon the'inner side of the finger, the position of the bandage will be reversed from that in which it is shown in Figs. 3 and 4, so as to bring the major par-t'of the gauze pad against the inner side of the finger instead of overthe'na'il. It will also be understood that the present bandage may be eifectively used upon a toe as well as upon. a finger.

ing cut longitudinally from each end and at one side of the longitudinal center to a point in close proximity t'o the transverse center of the strip to divide the strip into a major portion and a lminor portion, the said portions being integraliy connected at the transverse center of the strip,

' the part of each' of said portions lying on either cured to the transverse centers of the two side of the connection forming attaching wings and 'the wings of 'the minor portion being of lesslength than those of the major portion.`

l2. Agdigit bandage of the character stated,

comprising two elongated'portions of material i disposed ln parallel edge to edge relation, one of said 'portions .being of greater width than the other. portion and said portions being joined to- WnLLAM D. cAsEY, Ja.

tions.

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