Patent ID: 6058936
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method of medical/athletic wrapping of a body part from a wound roll of plastic stretch film comprising the steps of:(a) holding the roll in a first hand such that the roll is supported by the first hand with the index finger and the little finger being placed at and engaging opposite axial ends of the roll;(b) wrapping the body part with the film by moving the first hand with the roll partially around the body part from a first position to a second position relative to the body part;(c) transferring the roll at the second position to a second hand by taking the roll in the second hand between the thumb and the middle finger, the thumb and the middle finger being placed at and engaging opposite axial ends of the roll;(d) wrapping the body part with the film by moving the second hand with the roll partially around the body part from the second position to the first position;(e) transferring the roll at the first position to the first hand by taking the roll in the first hand between the index finger and the little finger, the index finger and the little finger being placed at and engaging opposite axial ends of the roll;(f) repeating steps (b) through (e) to complete the wrapping; and then(g) severing the film wrapped around the body part from the film wound on the roll and securing the film wrapped around the body part.