Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1998-08-10
2000-04-18
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
248118, A61F 500, A43L 1500
Patent
active
060509643
ABSTRACT:
A cushion article, such as a wrist support or the like, and a method of manufacturing same are provided. The cushion article includes a multiple density, cushioned surface bonded to a molded foam shell. The saddle includes a contoured fabric surface with an underlying layer of soft gel. The gel may be molded to form embossment or imprinting in the fabric surface. A method of the invention includes the steps of disposing the saddle shell having a fabric sealed thereto, into a mold having a molding surface defining a desired contour and/or a desired pattern of embossment to be formed in the fabric. A thermoplastic gelable liquid is injected between the shell and the fabric. The fabric is contoured and or embossed by allowing the gelable liquid to cool while the shell is disposed in mold. The shell may be made of a foam material which is compressed into a desired shape and heat treated to form a shell having firmer, more dense portions and softer, less dense portions.
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Apley Richard J.
Hackler Walter A.
Pothier Denise
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