Improvements in Veterinary and Surgical Bandages.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1897--Accepted, 13th Nov., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Veterinary and Surgical Bandages.
I, WILLIAM WALTER BARTON, of 42 Gray's Inn Road, London, W.C., and 103
Queen's Road, Reading in the County of Berks, Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates chiefly to the production of what I may term a wet band-
age for the legs of horses, but the invention is also applicable in a more extended
sense for veterinary and surgical purposes, as, for example, when what is known
as a Compress" is required.
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When a horse's legs swell through inflammation caused by a hard day's work,
they are often treated with a wet bandage to reduce the inflammation, the bandage
being covered with some suitable material, to prevent the drying of the bandage.
It is often found that the groom, either through ignorance or laziness, omits
to place the outer covering, or, even if used, it slips down and uncovers the bandage
which thus (through the heat caused by the inflammation) becomes rapidly dry,
and therefore fails of its purpose.
Now, the object of the present invention is so to form the bandage, that the
difliculties above mentioned will be overcome.
In carrying out my invention, I form the bandage in the usual way, and of the
usual material, but for the last quarter, or thereabouts, of its length, I make it
air and waterproof, by either coating it with some suitable air or waterproofing,
composition, or by covering the bandage with a length of some air or waterproof
material, or, it may be, attaching a length of some air or waterproof fabric to the
end of the bandage.
The air and waterproof portion is thus integral with the "compress" portion,
and must therefore be used; neither can it slip down & uncover the wet portion,
as a separate cover does, so that the disadvantages above mentioned are overcome.
For surgical purposes, the bandage will be more or less modified, according to
the circumstances, though the same principle will be retained.
Dated this 11th dor of Tony 1907
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:-
This invention relates chiefly to the production of what I may term a wet band-
age or covering for the legs of horses, but the invention is also applicable, in a more
extended sense, for veterinary and surgical purposes, as, for example, when what
is known as a "Compress" is required.
When a horses' legs swell through inflammation, caused by a hard days' work,
or extreme soreness exists from concussion after violent exercise, they are often
treated with a wet bandage, to reduce the inflammation' or 'soreness. This bandage
should be covered with some suitable material, to prevent the drying of the
bandage.
It is however often found that the groom, either through ignorance or laziness,
omits to use the outer covering; or, even if used; it slips down and uncovers the
bandage, which thus (through the heat caused by the inflammation) becomes
rapidly dry, and fails of its purpose.
Now the object of the present invention is so to form the bandage, that the
difficulties above mentioned will be overcome, and the invention consists in making
a portion of the bandage waterproof and air-proof, so that it will be impossible
for the groom or attendant to forget to use the waterproof or air-proof portion,
and it will not be possible for such portion to slide down independently of, and
uncover the moistened and absorbent part of, the bandage.
In carrying out my invention I take a bandage of the usual material, and for
the last quarter, or, it may be, one third of its length, I may coat it with some
suitable air or waterproofing composition. Or I may cover that part, or, it may
be, the whole of the bandage with a length of some air or waterproof material,
such as oiled silk, thin sheet rubber, etc. Or I may attach a length of some air
or waterproof fabric to the end of the bandage, so that when the absorbent part
has been wrapped round the leg, the waterproof part will be in position to cover it.
The air and waterproof portion is thus integral with the "
and must therefore be used; neither can it slip down and uncover the wet portion,
compress" portion,
as a separate cover does, so that the disadvantages above mentioned are overcome.
For surgical purposes, the bandage will be more or less modified, according to
the circumstances, though the same principle will be retained.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
A bandage for veterinary and surgical purposes, composed of an absorbent
portion and an air and waterproof portion formed integral therewith, or attached
thereto, as and for the purpose set forth.