Patent Publication Number: US-2019183686-A1

Title: Facial Bandage Assembly

Description:
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     (1) Field of the Invention 
     (2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98 
     The disclosure and prior art relates to bandage devices and more particularly pertains to a new bandage device for nasal drainage. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a dressing is configured to be positioned on a face such that the dressing extends laterally beneath a nose. The dressing is comprised of a fluid absorbent material to absorb fluid draining from the nose. A strip is positioned within the dressing and the strip is comprised of a resiliently bendable material. The strip is manipulated to shape the dressing into a selected shape to conform to contours of the face. A pair of straps is provided and each of the straps is coupled to the dressing. Each of the straps is extended over a selected one of a pair of ears thereby retaining the dressing beneath the nose. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a front perspective view of a facial bandage assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a front phantom view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 4  thereof, a new bandage device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 4 , the facial bandage assembly  10  generally comprises a dressing  12  that may be positioned on a face  14  such that the dressing  12  extends laterally beneath a nose  16 . The dressing  12  is comprised of a fluid absorbent material such as gauze or the like. Thus, the dressing  12  absorbs fluid draining from the nose  16 . The fluid may be bodily fluid resulting from a nasal surgical procedure such as a pituitary tumor resection or the like. The dressing  12  has a front side  20 , a back side  22  and a peripheral edge  24  extending therebetween. The peripheral edge  24  has a first lateral side  26  and a second lateral side  28  and the dressing  12  is elongated between the first lateral side  26  and the second lateral side  28 . 
     A pad  30  is positioned within the dressing  12 . The pad  30  is comprised of a fluid absorbent material such as cotton or the like. Thus, the pad  30  absorbs the fluid draining from the nose  16 . The pad  30  is positioned between the front side  20  and the back side  22  of the dressing  12 . Moreover, the pad  30  extends substantially between the first lateral side  26  and the second lateral side  28 . 
     A strip  32  is positioned within the dressing  12 . The strip  32  is comprised of a resiliently bendable material such as metal or the like. The strip  32  is selectively manipulated to shape the dressing  12  into a selected shape. In this way the dressing  12  is selectively shaped to conform to contours of the face  14 . The strip  32  is positioned between the front side  20  and the back side  22  of the dressing  12 . Moreover, the strip  32  extends substantially between the first lateral side  26  and the second lateral side  28 . 
     A pair of straps  34  is provided and each of the straps  34  is coupled to the dressing  12 . Each of the straps  34  is extended over a selected one of a pair of ears  35  thereby retaining the dressing  12  beneath the nose  16 . Each of the straps  34  has a first end  36  and a second end  38  and the pair of straps  34  includes a first strap  40  and a second strap  42 . Each of the first  36  and second  38  ends of the first strap  40  is coupled to the first lateral side  26  of the dressing  12  such that the first strap  40  forms a closed loop. Each of the first  36  and second  38  ends of the second strap  42  is coupled to the second lateral side  28  of the dressing  12  such that the second strap  42  forms a closed loop. Moreover, each of the first  40  and second  42  straps is comprised of a resiliently stretchable material such as elastic or the like. 
     In use, each of the first  40  and second  42  straps is positioned around the associated ear  35  and the dressing  12  is positioned to extend laterally beneath the nose  16 . In this way the dressing  12  and the pad  30  absorb the fluid that drains from the nose  16 . The strip  32  is manipulated to shape the dressing  12  into the selected shape to keep the dressing  12  abutted against the face  14 . In this way the fluid is inhibited from passing between the face  14  and the dressing  12 . The dressing  12  is removed and discarded when the dressing  12  becomes soaked with the fluid. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.