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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stefan Bodenschatz, Buxtehude, DE;
Arthur-Hugh Andrews, Kölln-Reisiek, DE;
Anthony David Harman, Royston, GB;
Peter Himmelsbach, Buxtehude, DE;
Assignee:
BSN Medical GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 5/00 ;
Abstract
Orthopedic bandage comprising a flexible backing material and an adhesive composition, characterized in that the adhesive composition has a thermoplastic behavior, is at least tacky above an activation temperature, forms at least partially crystalline structures below the activation temperature, and at a temperature below 40° C. has a shear modulus of more than 100,000 Pa.