Tube materials
AssigneeSmith & Nephew, Inc.
InventorPatrick L. Blott
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Abstract
A tubular undercast padding for a body immobilising cast comprises a conformable, elastically extensible material which material comprises a lofted non-woven fabric. The lofted non-woven fabric may be rendered extensible by forming as a folded or creped layer on a supporting layer of an elastically extensible material.
Claims16
A composite tubular underpadding comprising a conformable, elastically extensible material which comprises a non-woven fabric, wherein said underpadding comprises a lofted non-woven fabric and an elastic component.
A composite tubular underpadding comprising a conformable, elastically extensible material which comprises a non-woven fabric wherein the material comprises a lofted non-woven fabric in the form of a tube.
A composite tubular underpadding comprising a conformable, elastically extensible material which comprises a non-woven fabric
- wherein the underpadding comprises an outer extensible layer of a lofted non-woven fabric, an inner extensible support layer and an elastic component between the outer and inner layers.
A composite tubular underpadding comprising a conformable, elastically extensible material which comprises a non-woven fabric
- which underpadding is radially elastically extensible by at least 100%.
A splinting system comprising a tubular underpadding comprising a conformable, elastically extensible material which comprises a non-woven fabric in combination with a casting material for immobilising a body portion.
A method of immobilising a body portion which comprises applying to said body portion a tubular undercast padding comprising a conformable, elastically extensible material which comprises a non-woven fabric and thereafter applying a casting material onto the underpadding and allowing the casting amterial to set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.