Patent ID: 9615975
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A dressing for application to skin, the dressing comprising: a bandage comprising an elastic material; an adhesive applied on at least a portion of a first surface of the bandage for adhering the bandage to the skin; an elastic member attached to a second surface of the bandage at at least first and second points to restrain the elastic member into a first shape, the first shape being elongated in a first direction such that a dimension of the elastic member in the first direction is longer than a dimension of the elastic member in a second direction, the second direction being offset from the first direction, the first and second surfaces being opposing surfaces, the elastic member being capable of being deformed into the first shape and elastically returning towards an unrestrained second shape, the second shape being elongated in the second direction such that a dimension of the elastic member in the second direction is longer than a dimension of the elastic member in the first direction; and a restraining member fixed to the elastic member at at least third and fourth points such that the restraining member is held in one of compression or tension to maintain the elastic member in the first shape by tending to keep the at least two points from moving closer or further away from each other, respectively; wherein the at least first and second points are located at different positions relative to the at least third and fourth points; and when the restraining member is removed from restraining the elastic member, the elastic member moves towards the unrestrained second shape to one or more of elongate or reduce a dimension of the elastic material of the bandage to apply a pressure to corresponding portions of the skin.