Patent ID: 7959616

Claim:
A stretchable sleeve having a first open end and a second open end, wherein the two open ends are interconnected by a passage surrounded by an interior surface of the sleeve, the sleeve comprising: (a) a medicinal section adapted to be loaded with a medicinal composition; and (b) a perforated section comprising a plurality of openings, each opening having a dimension of about 1 mm to about 2 cm in a relaxed state of the sleeve, wherein the medicinal section and the perforated section are two discrete sections which are located on circumferentially opposite sides of the sleeve and only the perforated section has the plurality of openings in the sleeve, wherein the medicinal section and the perforated section overlap when the passage of the sleeve is collapsed and the sleeve is flattened onto itself, wherein the passage of the sleeve is sized so that the interior surface of the sleeve contacts a body portion when it is inserted into the passage of the sleeve through the open ends, wherein the medicinal section further comprises a reinforcing material made of secondary fibers that are different from primary fibers used to make the sleeve, and wherein the reinforcing material is colored differently than the rest of the sleeve.