Patent ID: 6447470
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method for relieving, fixing and stabilizing the outer lateral ligament of the knee joint, which comprises applying to an outstretched leg a self-adhesive bandage for relieving and stabilizing the lateral ligament of the knee joint, comprising an adhesive on a first side of the bandage, a substantially rectangular central part, the central part being about 10 cm long and about 2 to 16 cm wide and having a maximum elongation under tensile force of less than 30% in the transverse direction and having first and second longitudinal ends and four elongate strips, each of which is of a length sized and configured to encircle the leg of a patient at least once, a first pair of said elongate strips being adjacent the first longitudinal end of the central part and a second pair of said elongate strips being adjacent the second longitudinal end of the central part, said bandage being sized and configured to be applied to a generally outstretched leg and arranging said bandage so that the central part is aligned in its transverse direction over the outer lateral ligament of the knee and each of said strips is wrapped around the leg either above the knee or below the knee, and each of said strips encircles the leg at least once.