Orthopaedic supporter kit

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1995-04-19

1996-11-26

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

602 5, 602 6, A61F 504

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055779999

ABSTRACT:
An orthopaedic supporter kit comprises a fixing member including a main fixing body enclosed within a moisture-impermeable container, the main fixing body including a support body made of a flexible base material impregnated with a water curable resin, the support body having an outer surface and an opposite inner surface, and a covering member covering the outer surface of the support body and bondable to the curable resin, a cushioning member formed of a relatively elastic and bulky material, the cushioning member having an outer surface, an opposite inner surface, and opposite side end portions, the cushioning member being adapted to be positioned around a diseased part of a patient's body and conformed to the shape of the diseased part with the inner surface of the cushioning member directly applied to the diseased part and the opposite side end portions positioned in adjacent relation so as to be capable of being adjustably coupled together by fasteners, and fasteners for adjustably coupling together the side end portions of the cushioning member, wherein the main fixing body can be removed from within the moisture-impermeable container and contacted with water, the inner surface of the support body brought into contact with the outer surface of the cushioning member and, in this state, left to cure, whereby the support body, the covering member and the cushioning member of the main fixing body can be rendered into one integral structure which is adjustably fixable to the diseased body part and easily removable and replaceable thereon.

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