Patent ID: 7841215
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A medical bandage, wherein said bandage is formed by a knit fabric of loop yarns without inlaid yarns, wherein said loop yarns are multifilament yarns, each loop yarn comprising at least one first filament and a plurality of second filaments, wherein said first filament has higher elasticity than said second filaments and wherein, in a relaxed state of said first filament, said first filament is shorter than said second filaments, wherein said second filaments are of cellulose and/or a cellulosic material; wherein said loop yarns further comprise a plurality of third, synthetic filaments; and wherein said bandage is configured to be extended in a linear elastic manner from a relaxed position by approximately 30 percent in length until it reaches a non-linear elastic condition.