Patent ID: 7264602

Claim:
A bandage assembly comprising: a panel being flexible and having a first end edge, a second edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, said panel having a first side and a second side, said panel comprising a cloth material; an adhesive being attached to and covering said second side of said panel; a housing having a gel therein and defining a gel pack, said get pack being attached to a central portion of said second side of said panel and being secured to said panel with said adhesive, said gel pack being positioned between said first and second end edges, said gel pack substantially extending from said fast lateral edge to said second lateral edge, said housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending between said top and bottom walls, said panel being coextensive with and being attached to said top and said peripheral walls, said housing being comprised of a flexible material, said gel being selectively cooled, said panel being perforated adjacent to said housing, wherein a portion of said panel attached to said housing is removable from a portion of said panel not attached to said housing at the perforations; an absorbent material being attached to a bottom side of said housing, said housing being positioned between said panel and said absorbent material; a covering being removably attached to and covering said adhesive; and wherein said panel may be attached to a portion of skin and said gel pack aligned with a wound.