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US 2006/0224094 A1Published application
Cast Cover and Method of Use
OwnerSally Baroninventor
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Abstract
An orthopedic cast cover for covering an orthopedic cast of a user includes a tubular portion for covering the orthopedic cast; a distal portion including a thumb hole for receiving a thumb of the user and an oval finger opening for receiving fingers of the user; and finger separators spanning the oval finger opening and extending linearly between the fingers in V-shaped portions formed between the fingers.
Claims15
An orthopedic cast cover for covering an orthopedic cast of a user, comprising:
- a tubular portion for covering the orthopedic cast;
- a distal portion including a thumb hole for receiving a thumb of the user and an oval finger opening for receiving fingers of the user;
- and
- separate, spaced finger separators spanning the oval finger opening and adapted to extend-between adjacent fingers.
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A method of using an orthopedic cast cover for covering an orthopedic cast of a user, the method comprising:
- providing an orthopedic cast cover including a tubular portion for covering the orthopedic cast, a distal portion including a thumb hole for receiving a thumb of the user and an oval finger opening for receiving fingers of the user, and separate, spaced finger separators spanning the oval finger opening and adapted to extend-between adjacent fingers;
- inserting at least one of an arm and wrist cast through the orthopedic cast cover so that the separate, spaced finger separators extend-between adjacent fingers;
- and
- absorbing moisture and soil between the fingers with the separate, spaced finger separators, thereby inhibiting development of skin lesions between the fingers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.