Splint or support with quick location technique
First Claim
1. A hardenable orthopedic assembly applied to a portion of a patient'"'"'s anatomy, comprising:
- a support body of at least one layer of material, the support body being at least partially impregnated with an activatable resin;
a primary holding material having an initial unstretched length, and extending laterally from at least one side of the support body, wherein the primary holding material at least partially wraps around the portion of the patient'"'"'s anatomy; and
wherein a final length of the primary holding material when stretched about 100% is at least about 30% longer than the initial length.
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Abstract
An orthopaedic splint apparatus and technique involving the use of a water hardenable blank with (1) primary tacking arrangements for adjustably holding the splint or support in place after it has been activated and placed on the injured part of the anatomy, and may also include (2) secondary, functional arrangements for holding the splint firmly in place following accurate mounting and location of the splint on the injured part of the anatomy. The tacking arrangements may involve the use of lateral extensions from the main body of the splint with hook and loop type fasteners or adhesive associated with the extensions for holding the splint onto the injured part of the anatomy.
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20 Claims
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1. A hardenable orthopedic assembly applied to a portion of a patient'"'"'s anatomy, comprising:
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a support body of at least one layer of material, the support body being at least partially impregnated with an activatable resin;
a primary holding material having an initial unstretched length, and extending laterally from at least one side of the support body, wherein the primary holding material at least partially wraps around the portion of the patient'"'"'s anatomy; and
wherein a final length of the primary holding material when stretched about 100% is at least about 30% longer than the initial length. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A hardenable orthopedic assembly applied to a portion of a patient'"'"'s anatomy, comprising:
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a support body of at least one layer of material that is at least partially impregnated with an activatable resin;
a primary holding material disposed on the support body extending laterally from the support body, wherein the primary holding material at least partially wraps around and holds to the portion of the patient'"'"'s anatomy; and
wherein the primary holding material tears but does not separate when a stretch load L less than or equal to about 44 N and greater than or equal to about 5 N. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A hardenable orthopedic assembly applied to a portion of a patient'"'"'s anatomy, comprising:
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a support body having opposed ends and opposed sides of at least one layer of material, wherein the support body is at least partially impregnated with an activatable, hardenable resin;
a separate primary holding material having an initial unstretched length, and extending laterally from at least one side of the support body, wherein the primary holding material at least partially wraps around the portion of the patient'"'"'s anatomy; and
wherein the primary holding material can be stretched up to about 30% of the initial length with a tensile load L of about 4.5 N to about 6.7 N. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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