Patent ID: 6503215
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
Bandage (1) for parts of the body, which bandage can be drawn tight by means of at least one tightening strap (3a, 3b) whose one end (9a, 9b) is secured on the bandage (1) and whose other end, a tensioning end (4a, 4b), can be fixed to the bandage (1), characterized in that the tightening strap (3a, 3b) is guided back and forth through deflection rings (7a, 7b; 8a, 8b) which are secured on the bandage at a distance from one another, with a contraction area (10a, 10b) between the rings, in such a way that a tensile force exerted on the tensioning end (4a, 4b) of the tightening strap (3a, 3b) acts in the manner of a pulley on the contraction area (10a, 10b) and thus shortens the bandage (1).