Patent ID: 11957548
Assignee: nan
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A moldable splint (10) comprising:
a closed external cover (300) of woven construction, enclosing,
a thermoplastic shell (100) having a shell material thickness (150), a first shell outside linear dimension (160), a second shell outside linear dimension (170) and a third shell outside linear dimension (180) enclosing an at least partially fluid-filled volume (200), closed to an external atmosphere, bounded by a first shell inside linear dimension (165), a second shell inside linear dimension (175), and a third shell inside linear dimension (185), wherein the first shell outside linear dimension (160) is equal to or greater than the second shell outside linear dimension (170), and the third shell outside linear dimension (180) is less than or equal to the second shell outside linear dimension (170), and wherein the first shell inside linear dimension (165) is greater than or equal to the second shell inside linear dimension (175), and the third shell inside linear dimension (185) is less than or equal to the second shell inside linear dimension (175), and wherein the first shell outside linear dimension (160), the second shell outside linear dimension (170), the third shell outside linear dimension (180), the first shell inside linear dimension (165), the second shell inside linear dimension (175), and the third shell inside linear dimension (185) are all equal to or greater than the shell material thickness (150), enclosing,
a closed internal liner (50) of woven construction, enclosing,
a plurality of substantially hollow substantially spherical pellets (400) having at least one partially rounded edge and a first substantially hollow substantially spheroidal shape having a diameter of approximately 1 millimeter to 6 millimeters at a temperature of about 70° F. (21° C.), and the plurality of the pellets (400) will retain a second substantially spheroidal shape within 10% of the first substantially spheroidal shape when exposed to temperatures greater than 100° F. (38° C.) and less than 250° F. (93° C.), and a thermoactive binder (500) having a viscosity at a temperature of 150° Fahrenheit that is at least ten times as great as a viscosity at 250° Fahrenheit mixed with the plurality of pellets (400).