Patent ID: 6544910
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: A61L,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
An essentially inelastic backing material for medical purposes, comprising:a layer of woven or knitted cotton or viscose comprising warp threads and weft threads; threads of high-strength fibers, multi-strand yarns, mixed multistrands or filaments, having an ultimate tensile stress strength of at least 60 cN/tex and a water absorption of less than 10%, incorporated into the weave or knit as warp threads or weft threads or both; said layer of cotton or viscose with said fibers, yarns, multistrands or filaments incorporated therein having an ultimate tensile stress strength of at least 50 N/cm; wherein the backing material is coated at least partially on at least one side with a hotmelt adhesive.