Improvements in Thermal Bandages.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 1st Aug., 1891—Accepted, 19th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Thermal Bandages.
A communication from abroad by OSCAR GOLDSTÜCKER, of 46, Zeil, Frankfort-
on-the-Main, in the Empire of Germany, and ALFRED MAYER, M.D., of
75, Ostendstrasse, Frankfort, aforesaid.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON F.C.S. M.I.M.E. of the Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors 6 Lord Street Liverpool, 6 Bank Street Manchester
both in the County of Lancaster & 323 High Holborn in the County of
Middlesex, Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to produce, in a convenient and cheap manner by
means of bandages, the curative action of thermal baths.
It consists of a bandage of linen or other suitable fabric, or material which is
impregnated or incrusted with the requisite curative salts. It can be prepared by
soaking the material intended to form the bandage in the concentrated salt solution
and then quickly drying it. Any sort of effective salts, as well as any suitable
bandage material, fibre or the like can be employed for the manufacture of these
bandages.
The method of using them is as follows:-
After having slightly damped them, they are wrapped round the affected part of
the body; waterproof paper or the like is then wrapped round, and finally the whole
is enveloped in woollen bandages. In this manner a heat of 38 degrees Centigrade
is developed, which suffices to cause the now dissolved salts to penetrate the open
pores. As an example it may be mentioned that a bandage of this nature will take
the place of 4 or 5 Wiesbaden Kochbrunnen, Nauheim or other like baths and in
a concentrated form.
Dated this 17th day of November 1890
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Thermal Bandages.
A communication from abroad by OSCAR GOLDSTÜCKER, of 46, Zeil, Frankfort-
on-the-Main, in the Empire of Germany, and ALFRED MAYER, M.D., of
75, Ostendstrasse, Frankfort, aforesaid.
1, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors 6 Lord Street, Liverpool and 6 Bank Street
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster and 323 High Holborn in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of this invention is to produce, in a convenient and cheap manner by
means of bandages, the curative action of thermal baths.
It consists of a bandage of linen or other suitable fabric, or material which is
impregnated or incrusted with the requisite curative salts. It can be prepared by
soaking the material intended to form the bandage in the concentrated salt solution
and then quickly drying it. Any sort of effective salts, as well as any suitable
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page_text: bandage material, fibre or the like can be employed for the manufacture of these
bandages.
The method of using them is as follows:-
After having slightly damped them, they are wrapped round the affected part of
the body; waterproof paper or the like is then wrapped round, and finally the whole
is enveloped in woollen bandages. In this manner a heat of 38 degrees Centigrade
is developed, which suffices to cause the now dissolved salts to penetrate the open
pores. As an example it may be mentioned that a bandage of this nature will take
the place of 4 or 5 Wiesbaden Kochbrunnen, Nauheim, or other like baths and in
a concentrated form.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is :-
The improvement, substantially as hereinbefore described, in thermal bandages
(for replacing thermal baths) which improvement consists of a bandage of linen,
or other suitable fabric or material being suitably impregnated or incrusted with
curative salts and which bandage, so impregnated, may have applied to it, when in
use, a suitable wrapping or envelope.
Dated this 31st day of July 1891
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.