Knit fabric for orthopedic support mateiral
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorPAWEL A. TOMZA
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Abstract
The invention relates to a knit fabric for orthopedic support material. The knit fabric comprises in the weft yarn inlay/cross direction synthetic organic microdenier yarn of no greater than 1.5 denier per filament (dpf) and synthetic organic multi-filament yarn of greater than 2.5 denier per filament (dpf). It is impregnated with a curable resin which on activation with a curing agent forms a cast supporting the patient's limb. The knit fabric according to invention exhibits the high holding capacity of the resin over time, said capacity being sufficient to prevent resin leak from a resin-coated fabric.
Claims17
A resin-coated sheet material comprising:
- a knit fabric, said knit fabric comprising in the weft yarn in-lay/cross direction
- a synthetic organic microdenier yarn of no greater than 1.5 denier per filament (dpf) and, synthetic organic multi-filament yarn of greater than 2.5 denier per filament (dpf), and a curable resin coated onto the knit fabric.
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