| 摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a band for encircling a body part.SOLUTION: A band for encircling a body part includes a strip of substantially non-stretchable material having a single weakened region comprising a removable strip of the band. The strip of substantially non-stretchable material has two ends having associated therewith one or more closure mechanisms to securely attach the two ends together. The removable strip is at least partially defined by a pair of lines of weakness separated by a gap of about 2 to about 15 mm. A method of using such a band includes the steps of: encircling a body part; securely fastening the ends together; gripping the removable strip of a first side edge of the band and pulling the removable strip to fracture the band along the lines of weakness and to separate the removable strip from the band; and removing the band.</p> |
