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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:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert L Hart, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
602 79 ;
Abstract
One embodiment is an adhesive bandage with an opening in the middle in which the wound is exposed after the bandage is applied to the skin. A removable cap is fastened on the bandage with hook-and-loop material to cover the opening and thereby protect the wound. Another embodiment has a base panel with a transverse strip of hook-and-loop fastener material at one edge, and strips of hook-and-loop fastener material extending from the other end to wrap around a wounded body part and connect to the transverse strip and forms an opening which frames the wound. A removable cap is fastened over the opening with hook-and-loop-fastener material fastened to the extending strips.