Modular bandage
View Patent ↗A modular bandage for treating wounds located on highly contoured, non-planar regions of a person includes a standoff for placement near the wound, and a sheet of material for forming a sealed environment over the wound in conjunction with the standoff. The modular bandage may further include a heater to thermally regulate the sealed environment formed by the standoff and the sheet of material. A sheet of material for such a bandage may include various uniform or compound structures.
1. A sheet of material for a bandage, comprising:
two spaced-apart members each comprising a first material; and
a middle member disposed between the two spaced-apart members and joined with the two spaced-apart members to form a single compound layer,
the middle member comprising a relatively inelastic material; and
wherein the first material is a self adhering elastic wrap.
2. The sheet of material of claim 1 , wherein the first material is an absorbent material.
3. The sheet of material of claim 1 wherein the relatively inelastic material is made from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, polyethylene glycol terephthalate, metal foils, and ionomer resins, polyolefin, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane, and ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) co-polymer.
4. The sheet of material of claim 1 wherein the middle member is microperforated.
5. The sheet of material of claim 1 wherein the relatively inelastic material is a low moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) material.
6. The sheet of material of claim 1 wherein the two spaced-apart members tension the middle member.
7. The sheet of material of claim 1 wherein the first material is made from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, polyethylene glycol terephthalate, ionomer resins, polyolefin, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane, and ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) co-polymer, and metal foils.
8. A sheet of material for a bandage, comprising:
two spaced-apart members, each comprising a first material; and
a middle member disposed over and spanning the two spaced-apart members;
the middle member comprising a relatively inelastic material; and
wherein the first material is a self adhering elastic wrap.
9. The sheet of material of claim 8 , wherein the first material is an absorbent material.
10. The sheet of material of claim 8 wherein the relatively inelastic material is made from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, polyethylene glycol terephthalate, metal foils, and ionomer resins, polyolefin, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane, and ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) co-polymer.
11. The sheet of material of claim 8 wherein the middle member is microperforated.
12. The sheet of material of claim 8 wherein the relatively inelastic material is a low moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) material.
13. The sheet of material of claim 8 wherein the two spaced-apart members tension the middle member.
14. The sheet of material of claim 8 wherein the first material is made from a material selected from the group consisting of polyester, polyamide, polyethylene glycol terephthalate, ionomer resins, polyolefin, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane, and ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) co-polymer, and metal foils.
15. The sheet of material of claim 8 wherein the middle member disposed over and spanning the two spaced-apart members defines a central opening.