Lightweight porous casts
AssigneeW. R. Grace & Co.
InventorJoseph A. Cogliano
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Abstract
This invention relates to a novel process of preparing and applying an orthopedic splint or cast to a broken limb whereby a porous substrate which contains an acid gas coagulable polymer is applied to said limb followed by rigidification of said substrate and polymer through exposure to a coagulating gas.
Claims5
A process of preparing and applying a lightweight orthopedic cast which comprises enclosing a filler material coated with an acid gas coagulable polymer in a porous envelope, placing an affected limb requiring orthopedic immobilization in contact with said envelope, orthopedically immobilizing said affected limb by wrapping said envelope around said affected limb requiring orthopedic immobilization and exposing said polymer coating to a gaseous coagulant until said wrapping forms a solid, rigid, orthopedic cast.
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