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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles H Schaar, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Kendall Company, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128156 ;
Abstract
A bandage comprising, a pressure-sensitive tape strip having a central portion, and a pair of opposed end portions extending from the central portion for securing the bandage to a patient. The bandage has a protective member having a back surface secured to the front surface of the tape strip central portion, and a front surface defining a cavity. The bandage also has an absorbent pad received in the cavity with the protective member absorbing blows applied to the bandage to minimize trauma to a wound covered by the bandage.