Patent ID: 8137298

Claim:
A method of bandaging an abdominal region of a patient, comprising: providing an abdominal binder comprising: an inner layer comprising an absorbent pad that, during use, contacts and extends about at least a majority of the circumference of the abdominal region of a patient, and that absorbs post-procedure fluids during use; and an outer layer comprising an elastic sheet of material that, during use, surrounds at least a portion of the inner layer, and that provides a compressive force to retain at least a majority of the inner layer against the abdominal region of the patient during use, wherein the outer layer is substantially 70 to 130% of the size of the inner layer when the outer layer is provided in an unbiased state, and wherein the inner layer and the outer layer are coupled to one another at or near a first end of the inner layer and a first end of the outer layer, and a second end of the inner layer and a second end of the outer layer, during use, allow movement relative to one another; and securing the abdominal binder about the abdominal region of a patient.