Surgical splints and materials therefor
AssigneeNational Research Development Corporation
InventorAlexander Bruce Kinnier Wilson
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Abstract
A deformable sheet material developed for surgical splints comprises a layer of resilient plastics material and a metal mesh reinforcement disposed in the plastics layer nearer one surface thereof. Both components are bendable, but the relative stiffness of the mesh inhibits the resilience of the plastics so that the sheet will `hold` in different curved configurations with the mesh innermost. Suitable materials are polyethylene and aluminium, and a cushion layer, suitably of irradiated expanded polyethylene, can be bonded to the one surface adjacent the mesh. Also, the sheet can be perforated.
Claims10
A redeformable surgical splint of the type having a concave inner face for placement adjacent to the body of a patient, a convex outer face and a predetermined thickness, said splint comprising a layer of resilient plastics material having a first surface defining said inner face, a bendable metal mesh reinforcement embedded in said layer to extend in said layer adjacent to said inner face, said layer having a second surface defining said outer face which is spaced a greater distance from said bendable metal mesh than said inner face.
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