Method for fastening pads to medical bandages
US6129694A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/00489
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for fastening pads to medical bandages, stockings and the like, wherein the pad is welded by thermal action or by cementing between two support materials of film, fabric, knit material or fleece, of which at least one consists of a thermoplastic material, is shaped substantially to its contour, and is fastened to the bandage by thermal action by means of the thermoplastic material which faces the side of the bandage. Preferably, the pad welded between the two support materials is punched out, cut out or the like according to its contour with an overhanging margin and fastened by means of the latter to the bandage.
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