For decades, since the advent of the Band-Aid in 1921, there has been little significant advancement in adhesive bandages. Hathman Medical Products, HMP, located in Los Angeles, California, revolutionized the industry by developing and patenting an open-reclosable 'wound accessing' bandage that allows the wearer to VIEW, CLEAN, MEDICATE and RE-DRESS the wound WITHOUT REMOVING THE BANDAGE from the wearer's person.

This innovative new bandage is called the HATHBACK WOUND PROTECTOR after HMP's founder and president, John Hathman, a former aero-space engineer, who with a diverse group of engineers and medical professionals, shares the ownership and management responsibilities. HMP, which was formed in 1994, has been granted a U.S. patent along with patents pending in 24 countries throughout the world.

Because of the its cost/time saving and patient-friendly benefits, the Hathback is finding favorable acceptance in hospitals, homes and the military - wherever frequent monitoring and bandage changing of wounds or other treatment concern areas are required.