Patent ID: 8652280

Claim:
A system comprising: a medical appliance that facilitates mobility or healing of a patient; wherein the medical appliance comprises at least one of a wheel chair, a walker, a cane, or a crutch; a shrink-film cover comprising a sheet of shrink-film material having a first edge and an opposing second edge, the shrink-film cover configured to shrink around a surface of the medical appliance when the shrink-film cover is exposed to heat radiated from a heat source; a heat-shrinkable adhesive tape for connecting the first edge with the opposing second edge such that the sheet forms a sleeve; and a plurality of colored markings instruments adapted to mark the shrink-film cover, the plurality of colored marking instruments comprising a plurality of different colors, wherein the shrink-film cover comprises a surface for retaining a marking from one or more of the plurality of colored marking instruments.