Patent ID: 7012169

Claim:
A device for treating appendage ailments comprising: a base web comprising a nonelastic nonwoven web of fibrous material, the base web being laminated with an elastic layer, said base web and said elastic layer defining a sleeve, the sleeve having a shape configured to conform to the shape of a finger or toe of a user, said sleeve having a distal end and a proximal end with one of said distal or said proximal ends being open and configured to allow the insertion of an appendage into said sleeve through said open end, the sleeve defining an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface configured to be placed adjacent an appendage when inserted into the sleeve, the elastic layer for providing the sleeve with form-fitting properties and wherein the nonelastic nonwoven web forms the interior surface of the sleeve, said sleeve comprising a first panel attached to a second panel, the panels forming seams that extend alone the length of the sleeve.