Patent ID: 7854716

Claim:
A compression bandaging system comprising: a) an inner skin facing, elongated, elastic bandage having inner and outer faces and comprising: (i) an elongated, elastic substrate having first and second faces, the second face comprising a self-adhering material, and (ii) an elongated layer of foam, said foam layer being affixed to the first face of said substrate and extending 33% or more across said first face of substrate in transverse direction and 67% or more across said first face of substrate in longitudinal direction, the foam layer having an exposed face not affixed to the first face of said substrate and not comprising a self-adhering material, the inner face of the inner bandage comprising the exposed face of the foam layer, and the outer face of the inner bandage comprising the second face of the elongated, elastic substrate; and b) an outer, elongated, self-adhering elastic bandage; said bandage having a compressive force when extended; wherein, in use, said outer bandage overlies the inner bandage, and said inner face of the inner bandage faces the skin, and the outer face of the inner bandage faces said outer bandage, wherein the inner and outer bandages are configured and adapted such that in use said bandages remain adhered to one another under elastic extension without the use of a fastening mechanism, and wherein the bandaging system is free of any additional elongated bandages.