Method of providing centralized splint production
OwnerScott Fried, Luke Michas +1inventors
InventorsScott Fried, Luke Michas, Jeremy Howard
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Abstract
A method of providing centralized custom splint production for a network of healthcare providers. The method includes: providing a plurality of scanning devices located throughout the network; scanning a portion of a person's body for which a splint is needed to assemble at least one set of data representing an outer surface of the portion of the person's body, the scanning is performed using one of the plurality scanning devices; transmitting a signal representing the at least one set of data to a splint generating device; producing a custom splint contoured to complement the portion of the person's body.
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A method of providing centralized custom splint production for a network of health care providers, comprising:
- providing a plurality of scanning devices located throughout the network;
- scanning a portion of a person's body for which a splint is needed to assemble at least one set of data representing an outer surface of the portion of the person's body, wherein the scanning is performed by placing the portion of the person's body directly into one of the plurality of scanning devices;
- transmitting a signal representing the at least one set of data to a splint generating device;
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- producing a custom splint directly from the at least one set of data, wherein the custom splint is contoured to complement and immobilize the portion of the person's body, the custom splint being generally rigid when worn by the person and not allowing motion between portions of the body onto which the splint is attached.
The method of 1, wherein the step of providing the plurality of scanning devices further comprises providing the plurality of scanning devices within a regional hospital network to allow centralized production of custom splints therefor.
The method of 1, wherein the step of providing a plurality of scanning devices further comprises providing the plurality of scanning devices within a regional health care practicioner network to allow centralized production of custom splints therefor.
A method of making a custom splint for a portion of a person's body, comprising:
- scanning a portion of the person's body for which a splint is needed to assemble at least one set of data representing an outer surface of the portion of the person's body, wherein the scanning is accomplished by placing the portion of the person's body directly into a scanning device;
- transmitting a signal representing the at least one set of data to a splint generating device;
- producing a custom splint directly from the at least one set of data, wherein the custom splint is contoured to complement and immobilize the portion of the person's body, the custom splint being generally rigid when worn by the person and not allowing for motion between portions of the body onto which the splint is attached.
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