3M COBAN 2 BANDAGING
Lymphoedema
specialists have recognised that the short stretch bandages with low
extensibility produce high working pressures and lower resting pressures, these
create peak pressures that produce a massaging effect to stimulate lymph flow.
Bandaging helps to:
 | Reduce fluid filtration in the tissue |
| Shift fluid into non-compressed parts of the body |
| Increase stimulation of lymphatic transport |
| Improve the venous pump in patients with veno-lymphatic dysfunction |
| Break down the fibro sclerotic tissues. |
Up until now, traditional lymphoedema bandaging has incorporated short stretch bandages with multilayer padding materials to normalise the limb shape and size. Though effective in reducing oedema, these bandages create a number of distressing problems for the patient such as:
| Restricting mobility |
| Time consuming and tiring |
| Very bulky - effects patient's self-confidence and self-esteem |
| Reducing flexibility and function required for everyday activities |
New Coban 2 material
Coban 2 compression system provides comfortable, sustained compression that improves lymphatic flow hence reducing lymphoedema. When applied to the limb, the bandage creates an inelastic sleeve with ideal stiffness to support all the muscular movements. The intermittent muscle contraction and relaxation increases lymph flow, which reduces oedema.
Coban 2 compression is composed of two special designed layers:
| Layer 1 - Coban 2 Comfort Foam Layer - a laminate of breathable polyurethane foam with cohesive, non-woven backing; |
| Layer 2 - Coban 2 Compression Layer - a cohesive short stretch bandage with spandex filament modified to be short stretch, which provides light, non bulky and high compression. |
Coban 2 Compression Method
| Comfortable without additional padding - It gives required 'stiffness' with only two thin layers |
| Significantly improves patient's health related quality of life |
| The key advantage is the lightness, neatness and flexibility |
| It gives renewed sense of self - resulting from the reduced swelling, lighter and less intrusive flexible bandage |
| It has been proven to stay in place with less slippage |
The randomised controlled study has shown that Coban 2 compression system applied twice weekly is an effective treatment to reduce lymphoedema.