US2856921A - Applicators for surgical bandages - Google Patents

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US2856921A
US2856921A US426176A US42617654A US2856921A US 2856921 A US2856921 A US 2856921A US 426176 A US426176 A US 426176A US 42617654 A US42617654 A US 42617654A US 2856921 A US2856921 A US 2856921A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F15/00—Auxiliary appliances for wound dressings; Dispensing containers for dressings or bandages
    • A61F15/005—Bandage applicators

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  • an applicator for a tubular bandage comprises a plurality of resilient members or fingers or the like connected together at one end, and adapted to carry a length of tubular bandage around them and, by a to-and-fro movement over a part of a patients body, to dispense the bandage in successive layers on such part.
  • the applicator may be open at both ends so as to be passed completely on to a limb or other body part.
  • the applicator is to be used for applying a bandage, say to a finger, it is open at one end only and has a reduced lead-in portion at the other end to facilitate entrance into a tubular bandage.
  • Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one example of applicator devised for the purpose of applying a tubular bandage to a finger.
  • Fig. 2 is a front view of a modified construction of applicator for a purpose similar to that of Fig. 1 but having a reduced lead-in portion to facilitate entrance into a tubular bandage, and being designed for use in a surgery or clinic, or a casualty centre;
  • Fig. 3 is an exploded part perspective view of Fig. 2;
  • Figs. 4 and 5 are side views of modified constructions similar to Fig. 2;
  • Fig. 6 is a side view of the applicator illustrated in Fig. 2 and showing the initial stage of applying a tubular bandage to a finger;
  • Fig. 7 shows the next stage of applying the bandage to a finger.
  • the applicator is fashioned from two substantially U- shaped members 16, the legs of which are slightly splayed outwards and being, for example, riveted or otherwise secured together at their bases 16a disposed at rightangles.
  • This applicator is specifically designed for applying a tubular bandage to a finger and a preferred example of this type is illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, wherein the applicator is provided with a lead-in portion 17 at its smaller end to facilitate its being entered into the end of a tubular bandage 18, as illustrated in Fig. 2.
  • This is particularly advantageous with the smaller sizes of bandages which, when in their fiat condition, are not readily stretched over a larger sized component.
  • the leading end of the applicator is not substantially larger than (and is preferably slightly smaller than) the interior cross-section of the bandage.
  • Neantheirrflree'ends, the-folds are i g led i rt rank da em n a plane-at ight n l or -he plane of.
  • the side by, side, ends, are .enclosed .within a metal cap or thimble; 20,. and. the-whole. may v be. welded .or brazed together, or as shown in Fig. 3, the bunched endsmay be preferably, secured withindhemetal thimbleorcap by locating them between the teetliof? a sprocket-like ele: ment 21"house'dwithin 'tlrethimble. There is thus provided a. tubular.
  • bandage applicator having a relatively small, 'round -ended capatthe'leading end, easily inserted into the bandage, and having a series of straight, openlooped resilient members or fingers diverging from each other and stiff enough to stretch the [bandage when pushed over them, but flexible enough to be pressed towards each other to relieve the bandage as it is pulled off their free ends.
  • the required length of tubular bandage is first applied to the outer periphery of the applicator, in manner indicated in Fig. 2, and the applicator is then placed, say over a patients finger, the end of the bandage is held momentarily, and the applicator is withdrawn, thus leaving a layer of bandage on the finger, for example over a dressing.
  • withdrawal of the applicator applies an initial length of bandage to the finger and the inherent resilience of the bandage ensures that it clings to the finger with the required tension or tightness.
  • one complete turn is applied to the applicator to close the end of the bandage on the finger, and a further covering or layer of bandage may be applied by advancing the applicator over the finger again.
  • the bandage is applied in layers to the finger until the residue of the bandage on the applicator is exhausted or until a suflicient length has been applied to the finger. If desired, the bandage can be applied to a portion only of the patients finger, and a turn applied to the bandage at each end of the traverse of the applicator.
  • an applicator for applying a tubular bandage to a patients finger may comprise two pairs of resilient members with each pair being an integral part of a double loop of wire and made by bending a loop of wire on itself so as to have two limbs converging towards each other from an open ⁇ bend, joggled or cranked near their free ends in a plane at right angles to the loops so that with the end portions of four loops arranged parallel to each other, side by side, the four tongues or jaws diverge from each other having their looped ends spread, but capable of being pressed inwards towards each other against the inherent springiness of the wire, said side by side ends being enclosed within a metal cap or thimble.
  • the resilient members may comprise four single wires of round or other suitable cross-section and bent to the required U-shape, with the bunched ends of the wires twisted together to form a lead-in portion at the smaller end to facilitate entry into a tubular bandage.
  • Such an applicator which could be plated to eliminate any sharp edges, could be sold with a tubular bandage in a unit pack.
  • the improved applicators are of particular value in that they enable the tubular bandages to be easily and quickly applied to an injured limb, in the most efiicient manner.
  • the processing of bandaging can be efiected without undue pressure on the damaged portion and therefore without pain to the patient.
  • the applicators when formedof wire, may be made of stainless steel or similar non-corrodible metal or may be plated with a non-rust metal suitable for sterilizing, or may be coated or covered with a plastic material or may be even made wholly of plastic material.
  • An applicator for applying an elongated stretchable pliable tubular bandage in superposed layers to a body member of a patient by a back and forth movement of the applicator relative to the longitudinal axis of and around the body member of the discharge of the bandage in lengthwise portions thereof as superposed layers-onto the patients member comprising in combination; a cylindrical head, a plurality of U shaped wire loops constituting fingers, the loops of said plurality thereof being bent with an S bend adjacent the open ends, the open ends of the loops of said plurality thereof being secured within said cylindrical head, the closed ends of the loops of said plurality thereof being arranged to extend outwardly from the central axis of said cylindrical head in normally diverging relation, the loops of said plurality thereof being spaced equally around the central axis of said cylindrical head defining a body-member-receiving socket-like zone.

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US3358682A (en) * 1965-03-23 1967-12-19 Preston Norman Roy Tubular bandage applicator and cut-off
US20130144201A1 (en) * 2011-12-02 2013-06-06 Jamye Lynn Becker Wound dressing for finger/penis and method/system of delivery
CN113842272A (zh) * 2021-10-21 2021-12-28 陶肇渊 一种管状绷带折叠模具
US11937721B2 (en) 2022-07-18 2024-03-26 Hand Claw LLC Stocking application device

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US2456507A (en) * 1946-10-03 1948-12-14 Scholl Mfg Co Inc Method of applying tubular bandages
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US255101A (en) * 1882-03-21 Hair-crimper
US1484050A (en) * 1920-04-06 1924-02-19 Zimmerman Arthur Nipple-attaching device
US2456507A (en) * 1946-10-03 1948-12-14 Scholl Mfg Co Inc Method of applying tubular bandages
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Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US3358682A (en) * 1965-03-23 1967-12-19 Preston Norman Roy Tubular bandage applicator and cut-off
US20130144201A1 (en) * 2011-12-02 2013-06-06 Jamye Lynn Becker Wound dressing for finger/penis and method/system of delivery
US8834395B2 (en) * 2011-12-02 2014-09-16 Jamye Lynn Becker Wound dressing for finger/penis and method/system of delivery
CN113842272A (zh) * 2021-10-21 2021-12-28 陶肇渊 一种管状绷带折叠模具
US11937721B2 (en) 2022-07-18 2024-03-26 Hand Claw LLC Stocking application device

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