U.S. patent application number 09/747893 was filed with the patent office on 2002-06-27 for wound dressing.
Invention is credited to Chan, Souliya S..
Application Number | 20020082541 09/747893 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 25007112 |
Filed Date | 2002-06-27 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020082541 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Chan, Souliya S. |
June 27, 2002 |
Wound dressing
Abstract
A wound dressing for covering a puncture wound caused by drawing
of blood. The wound dressing includes a panel that elongated and
has a front surface, and a back surface. The panel comprises a
flexible material. An adhesive for removably adhering the panel to
the skin generally covers the front surface of the panel. An
absorbent material for positioning over the cut is securely
attached to central a portion of the front surface of the panel.
The absorbent material comprises a cotton ball having a generally
hemi-spherical shape such that an outer surface the cotton ball has
a convex shape.
Inventors: |
Chan, Souliya S.; (Oklahoma
City, OK) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Kaardal & Associaties, PC
Attn: Ivar M. Kaardal
3500 South First Ave. Circle - Suite 250
Sioux Falls
SD
57105-5802
US
|
Family ID: |
25007112 |
Appl. No.: |
09/747893 |
Filed: |
December 26, 2000 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
602/53 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61F 13/0203
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
602/53 |
International
Class: |
A61F 013/00 |
Claims
I claim:
1. A bandage device, said device being placeable over a cut in skin
caused by blood being drawn, said device comprising: a panel being
elongated and having a first end edge, a second end edge, a first
side edge, a second side edge, a front surface, and a back surface,
said panel comprising a flexible material; an adhesive for
removably adhering said panel to the skin, said adhesive generally
covering said front surface of said panel; and an absorbent
material for positioning over said cut, said absorbed and material
being securely attached to central a portion of said front surface
of said panel, said absorbent material comprising a cotton ball
having a generally hemi-spherical shape such that an outer surface
said cotton ball has a convex shape.
2. The bandage device as in claim 1, wherein said flexible material
being a plastic material.
3. The bandage device as in claim 1, wherein said panel having a
length generally between 2 inches and 5 inches, said panel having a
width generally between 3/4 inches and 1 1/2 inches.
4. The bandage device as in claim 1, further including: a covering
for removably covering said adhesive, said covering comprising an
elongated sheet having a shape substantially identical to said
panel, said covering having a first end and second end, said
covering abutting said adhesive such that said first and second
ends are positioned adjacent to an apex of said absorbent material,
wherein said covering substantially covers said absorbent
material.
5. A bandage device, said device being placeable over a cut in skin
caused by blood being drawn, said device comprising: a panel being
elongated and having a first end edge, a second end edge, a first
side edge, a second side edge, a front surface, and a back surface,
said panel comprising a flexible material, said flexible material
being a plastic material, said panel having a length generally
between 2 inches and 5 inches, said panel having a width generally
between 3/4 inches and 1 {fraction (1/2 )}inches; an adhesive for
removably adhering said panel to the skin, said adhesive generally
covering said front surface of said panel; an absorbent material
for positioning over said cut, said absorbed and material being
securely attached to central a portion of said front surface of
said panel, said absorbent material comprising a cotton ball having
a generally hemi-spherical shape such that an outer surface said
cotton ball has a convex shape; and a covering for removably
covering said adhesive, said covering comprising an elongated sheet
having a shape substantially identical to said panel, said covering
having a first end and second end, said covering abutting said
adhesive such that said first and second ends are positioned
adjacent to an apex of said absorbent material, wherein said
covering substantially covers said absorbent material, said panel
and said covering being generally curved to define a ring.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to wound dressings and more
particularly pertains to a new wound dressing for covering a
puncture wound caused by drawing of blood.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] The use of wound dressings is known in the prior art. More
specifically, wound dressings heretofore devised and utilized are
known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious
structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs
encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for
the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
[0005] Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,042,037;
3,954,109; 3,122,142; 4,250,882; 3,247,845; U.S. Des. Pat. No.
403,774.
[0006] While these devices fulfill their respective, particular
objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not
disclose a new wound dressing. The inventive device includes a
panel that elongated and has a front surface, and a back surface.
The panel comprises a flexible material. An adhesive for removably
adhering the panel to the skin generally covers the front surface
of the panel. An absorbent material for positioning over the cut is
securely attached to central a portion of the front surface of the
panel. The absorbent material comprises a cotton ball having a
generally hemi-spherical shape such that an outer surface the
cotton ball has a convex shape.
[0007] In these respects, the wound dressing according to the
present invention substantially departs from the conventional
concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an
apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of covering a
puncture wound caused by drawing of blood.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0008] In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known
types of wound dressings now present in the prior art, the present
invention provides a new wound dressing construction wherein the
same can be utilized for covering a puncture wound caused by
drawing of blood.
[0009] The general purpose of the present invention, which will be
described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new wound
dressing apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of
the wound dressings mentioned heretofore and many novel features
that result in a new wound dressing which is not anticipated,
rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior
art wound dressings, either alone or in any combination
thereof.
[0010] To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a
panel that elongated and has a front surface, and a back surface.
The panel comprises a flexible material. An adhesive for removably
adhering the panel to the skin generally covers the front surface
of the panel. An absorbent material for positioning over the cut is
securely attached to central a portion of the front surface of the
panel. The absorbent material comprises a cotton ball having a
generally hemi-spherical shape such that an outer surface the
cotton ball has a convex shape.
[0011] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more
important features of the invention in order that the detailed
description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in
order that the present contribution to the art may be better
appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that
will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject
matter of the claims appended hereto.
[0012] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment
of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the
invention is not limited in its application to the details of
construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in
the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The
invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced
and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that
the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose
of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
[0013] As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the
conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be
utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods
and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present
invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded
as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not
depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
[0014] Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable
the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and
especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art
who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to
determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence
of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is
neither intended to define the invention of the application, which
is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to
the scope of the invention in any way.
[0015] It is therefore an object of the present invention to
provide a new wound dressing apparatus and method which has many of
the advantages of the wound dressings mentioned heretofore and many
novel features that result in a new wound dressing which is not
anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of
the prior art wound dressings, either alone or in any combination
thereof.
[0016] It is another object of the present invention to provide a
new wound dressing which may be easily and efficiently manufactured
and marketed.
[0017] It is a further object of the present invention to provide a
new wound dressing which is of a durable and reliable
construction.
[0018] An even further object of the present invention is to
provide a new wound dressing which is susceptible of a low cost of
manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which
accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the
consuming public, thereby making such wound dressing economically
available to the buying public.
[0019] Still yet another object of the present invention is to
provide a new wound dressing which provides in the apparatuses and
methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while
simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally
associated therewith.
[0020] Still another object of the present invention is to provide
a new wound dressing for covering a puncture wound caused by
drawing of blood.
[0021] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a
new wound dressing which includes a panel that elongated and has a
front surface, and a back surface. The panel comprises a flexible
material. An adhesive for removably adhering the panel to the skin
generally covers the front surface of the panel. An absorbent
material for positioning over the cut is securely attached to
central a portion of the front surface of the panel. The absorbent
material comprises a cotton ball having a generally hemi-spherical
shape such that an outer surface the cotton ball has a convex
shape.
[0022] Still yet another object of the present invention is to
provide a new wound dressing that allows a person drawing blood to
accomplish the covering of a puncture wound with one device so that
tape and cotton balls are not required.
[0023] These together with other objects of the invention, along
with the various features of novelty which characterize the
invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed
to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better
understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the
specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to
the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there are
illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0024] The invention will be better understood and objects other
than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration
is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such
description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
[0025] FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a new wound
dressing according to the present invention.
[0026] FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the present
invention.
[0027] FIG. 3 is a schematic front view of the present
invention.
[0028] FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line
4-4 of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0029] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
FIGS. 1 through 4 thereof, a new wound dressing embodying the
principles and concepts of the present invention and generally
designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
[0030] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the wound dressing
10 generally comprises a panel 11 which is elongated and has a
first end edge 12, a second end edge 14, a first side edge 16, a
second side edge 18, a front surface 20, and a back surface 22. The
panel 11 comprises a flexible material. The flexible material is
preferably a plastic material. The panel 11 generally has a length
generally between 2 inches and 5 inches, and a width generally
between 3/4 inches and 1 1/2 inches.
[0031] An adhesive 24 for removably adhering the panel 11 to the
skin generally covers the front surface 20 of the panel 12. The
adhesive 24 being a conventional adhesive used on bandages.
[0032] An absorbent material 26 for positioning over a cut is
securely attached to central a portion of the front surface 20 of
the panel 11. The absorbent material 26 comprises a cotton ball
having a generally hemi-spherical shape such that an outer surface
the cotton ball has a convex shape.
[0033] A covering 28 removably covers the adhesive 24. The covering
28 comprises an elongated sheet having a shape substantially
identical to the panel 11. The covering 28 has a first end 30 and
second end 32. The covering 28 abuts the adhesive 24 such that the
first 30 and second 32 ends are positioned adjacent to an apex of
the absorbent material 26. The covering 28 substantially covers the
absorbent material 26. The panel 11 and the covering 28 are
generally curved to define a ring.
[0034] In use, the device replaces the conventional cotton ball and
tape used to cover a puncture wound caused by drawing blood. The
absorbent material is positioned on the wound and the panel adhered
to the skin by removing the covering so that the panel abuts the
skin.
[0035] As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and
operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent
from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion
relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.
[0036] With respect to the above description then, it is to be
realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts
of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape,
form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are
deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and
all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings
and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed
by the present invention.
[0037] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only
of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous
modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in
the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact
construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly,
all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to,
falling within the scope of the invention.
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