Strong plastic applicator in the shape of a sprung sugar tong for easy application of tubular gauze or tubular bandages of Size 01 (flat width of 1.5cm for fingers and toes). Slide all of the measured tubular bandage onto the outside of the cage and slip the cage over the finger or toe, pull off one end of the bandage at the bottom of the knuckle and slide the cage towards the tip while releasing the bandage slowly, get to the end, twist around and double back on yourself to finish where you started. Cage can be slid off, leaving the bandage on the finger or toe to be secured in place with a strip of sticky tape, while covering a dressing or compressing a swollen or painful joint without increased pain.