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US RE34,753 EGranted
Orthopedic rigid splint-plate orthosis
OwnerJorge A. Groisoinventor
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An orthopedic rigid splint-plate orthosis comprises a splint-plate which is provided in one of a combination of different shapes and sizes corresponding to different body members which may have to be treated. The splint-plate has at one of its edges a non-stretchable linking ribbon which at the end thereof opposite to the end joined to the plate includes locking means which are complementary with corresponding locking means provided in the edge of the plate opposite to that edge joined with the ribbon. The plate is provided presterilized and isolated inside an impervious bag which may be filled with boiling water to make the rigid splint-plate soft, whereafter the water is drained and the softened plate applied and moulded to the body member and then left to harden back to its rigid state. For use in an operating theatre, the bag with the plate may be closed inside a second bag and sterilized with gas or radiation; thereafter, the plate may be softened by submerging the sealed outside bag in hot water.
A method for immobilizing an injured body member comprising:
A combination for immobilizing an injured body member comprising an orthopedic splint-plate, a liquid-impervious, aseptically closed bag holding the splint-plate, the bag being mechanically resistant to the weight of the splint-plate and thermally resistant to temperatures at or below the boiling point of water, said bag being provided for receiving a hot liquid therein at or below the boiling point of water thereby to soften the splint-plate, the splint-plate comprising a rigid thermoplastic plate pre-cut to conform to a specific body member, the thermoplastic plate being deformable to conform to the body member after heating to a temperature at or below the boiling point of water, and becoming rigid on the body member upon subsequent cooling, said splint-plate further comprising a plurality of holes therethrough which permit the circulation of air from one face of the splint-plate to its other face.
A combination for immobilizing an injured body member comprising an orthopedic splint-plate, a liquid-impervious, aseptically closed first bag holding the splint-plate, the bag being mechanically resistant to the weight of the splint-plate and thermally resistant to temperatures at or below the boiling point of water, the splint-plate comprising a rigid thermoplastic plate pre-cut to conform to a body member and being deformable to conform to the body member after being heated in the bag to a temperature at or below the boiling point of water and becoming rigid on the body member upon subsequent cooling, and further comprising a second bag disposed about and sealing the first bag so that the second bag containing the first bag with the splint-plate may be submerged in a hot liquid to soften the splint-plate without contact of the hot liquid with said first bag and splint plate, said bags being permeable to sterilizing gas for sterilizing the splint-plate, but impermeable to the hot liquid and to microbes.
A combination for immobilizing an injured body member comprising an orthopedic splint-plate, a liquid-impervious, aseptically closed bag holding the splint-plate, the bag being mechanically resistant to the weight of the splint-plate and thermally resistant to temperatures at or below the boiling point of water, the splint-plate comprising a rigid thermoplastic plate pre-cut to conform to a body member, the thermoplastic plate being deformable to conform to the body member after being heated in the bag to a temperature at or below the boiling point of water and becoming rigid on the body member upon subsequent cooling, said bag being permeable to sterilizing gas for sterilizing the splint-plate, but impermeable to hot liquid and to microbes.
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