Patent ID: 6307118
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A digit wound dressing anatomically adapted for receipt around a human and animal digit and over a tip or distal end of the digit, the digit wound dressing comprising:an elongated bidirectional wrap made of loose weave material, said wrap stretched along a length thereof, said wrap having a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side, said wrap dimensioned specifically for circumferential receipt around the sides, the front and the back of the digit and along the length of the digit, the first side of the wrap disposed next to the distal end of the digit;a first securing means disposed on the first and of said wrap, said first securing means for releasable engagement of a portion of the loose weave material in the second end of said wrap and holding said wrap on the digit;an ear, said ear integrally formed along a length of the first side of said wrap and extending outwardly and at a right angle from the length of the first side, said ear dimensioned specifically for covering the distal end of the digit; anda second securing means disposed on said ear, said second securing leans for releasable engagement of a portion of the loose weave material of said wrap when said ear is folded over the distal end of the digit;whereby said bidirectional wrap allowing for infinite adjustment when said first securing means is engaged with the second end of said wrap for control of various degrees of tightness on the digit.