Hip spica cast and undergarment for use with hip spica cast
AssigneeBSN Medical, Inc.
InventorsJohn C. Evans, Koen Jozef Maria Jorissen
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Abstract
An undergarment for use with a cast tape to form a hip spica cast, such as a pantaloon-type hip spica cast. The cast includes at least one layer of a 3D spacer synthetic padding material formed into a fabric of monofilament yarns and fabricated into an anatomically correct undergarment structure for being positioned around a torso and residing directly against the skin of a hip spica cast patient.
Claims21
A water and air permeable undergarment for use with a cast tape to form a hip spica cast comprising a layer of a 3D spacer synthetic padding material that is water and air permeable and is formed into a fabric of monofilament yarns and fabricated into an anatomically correct undergarment structure for being positioned around a torso and adapted to reside directly against the skin of a hip spica cast patient.
A hip spica cast, comprising:
- (a) a water and air permeable undergarment comprising a water and air permeable 3D spacer synthetic padding material formed into a fabric of monofilament yarns and fabricated into an anatomically correct undergarment structure for being positioned around a torso;
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- (b) a cast tape adapted to be positioned circumferentially over the undergarment and around the torso of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.