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Medical bandaging material

US6448462B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 2001
Grant dateSep 10, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2300/416
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical bandaging material made of a microfilament nonwoven fabric with a mass per unit area of 30 to 150 g/m2 and a tear strength of >40 N/5 cm, the nonwoven fabric being made of continuous multicomponent filaments, melt-spun, stretched, and directly laid down to form a nonwoven fabric, having a titer of 1.5 to 5 dtex, and the continuous multicomponent filaments, after optional prebonding, being split, at least to the extent of 80%, into continuous microfilaments having a titer of 0.01 to 1.0 dtex and bonded.

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