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US 10,500,082 B1Granted
Quick deployment cast
AssigneeIron Horse Prime, LLC
InventorAlan Clark Elsmo
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Abstract
A quick deployment cast comprises a flexible outer sleeve fitted for a human appendage. The cast has a bladder network within the sleeve, a fluid capable of expanding and hardening when in the presence of a curing agent, stored within the bladder network and a mechanism for exposing the fluid to the curing agent.
Claims12
A quick deployment cast, comprising:
- a bladder network;
- a fluid capable of expanding and hardening when in the presence of a curing agent, stored within the bladder network;
- balloons for receiving excess fluid during deployment of the cast;
- and
- a mechanism for exposing the fluid to the curing agent.
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A quick deployment cast comprising:
- a bladder network;
- a fluid capable of expanding and hardening when in the presence of air, stored within the bladder network;
- and
- a mechanism for exposing the fluid to the air.
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A quick deployment cast, comprising:
- a bladder network;
- a fluid capable of expanding and hardening when in the presence of a curing agent, stored within the bladder network;
- a mechanism for exposing the fluid to the curing agent;
- and
- sensors configured to detect pressure against a limb, and to redirect flow of the fluid to balloons when the cast is fully deployed and proper tension is achieved.
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A quick deployment cast, comprising:
- a bladder network, comprising one or multiple intersecting sets of hollow ducts;
- a fluid capable of expanding and hardening when in the presence of a curing agent, stored within the bladder network;
- and
- a mechanism for exposing the fluid to the curing agent.
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A quick deployment cast, comprising:
- a bladder network;
- a fluid capable of expanding and hardening when in the presence of a curing agent, stored within the bladder network;
- a mechanism for exposing the fluid to the curing agent;
- electrically conductive spires embedded in the bladder network;
- and
- sensors for detecting tension or pressure, and the cast configured such that when a predetermined tension on the bladder network is reached, excess fluid is directed into balloons.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.