Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1997-01-16
1999-08-31
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
A61F 1502
Patent
active
059446757
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is an improved device to aid in the safe removal of casts from a patient. Even with the advent of safe cast removal tools, such as oscillating saws, there remains a distinct risk that a patient's skin will be cut or burned during cast removal. The present invention provides a protective shield that is mounted between the outer shell of a cast and a patient's skin to protect against cut-through and burning of the patient. The preferred protective shield comprises a woven expanded polytetrafluoroethylene fabric that has proven to be highly effective at avoiding cut-through by oscillating saws and the like.
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patent: 3495590 (1970-02-01), Zeiller
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patent: 5474634 (1995-12-01), Termanini
Bequet-Sharber Robin
Schmieder Michael A.
Sheffield Kirk L.
Apley Richard J.
Gore Enterprise Holdings Inc.
Johns David J.
Lee Kim M.
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