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Tensor bandage
DCHP-2 (May 2016)
Spelling variants:tensor bandage
n. — proprietary
an elastic bandage (see Image 1).
Type: 5. Frequency — Tensor is a trademark of the 3M Company that has been generalized in Canada to refer to all kinds of elastic bandages (see Chart 1). Tensor is a semantic generalization similar to kleenex for paper tissue and google for internet searching. Tensor bandages are used to support joints (see Image 1), to control swelling, or to apply pressure to wounds. They are also called Ace bandages, another 3M trade-mark, a name that is more popular in the US.
See also COD-2, s..v "Tensor bandage", which is marked "Cdn proprietary".
See also COD-2, s..v "Tensor bandage", which is marked "Cdn proprietary".
Quotations
1978
Bowes is still wearing a tensor bandage and no one would be any the wiser if Bowes weren't the one cast member who must perform largely in the nude.
1988
The knee was wrapped with a Tensor bandage and she left the hospital on crutches with instructions to ice the knee overnight.
1989
This is truly false economy, since any money saved on proper footwear is usually spent on liniments, tensor bandages and other medical costs.
1999
You can compress the area by wearing a tensor bandage, elevate your foot above the level of your heart and rest (no walking on the injured ankle).
2007
"Dan Goodspeed might have had a tensor bandage on his knee immediately after the surgery and was walking with crutches basically the next day."
2008
Wound dressings, Tensor bandages, Advil, surgical gloves, hypodermic needles, urinary collection bags and tubing, post-heart attack drugs, antiseptic wipes and Ensure nutritional supplements.
References
- COD-2
Images
Image 1: Tensor bandage. Source: Flickr. Photo: P. Stevens.
