Patent ID: 7465281
Filing Date: 2008-12-16
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A versatile hardenable cast or support comprising: double-knit material formed to conform to a portion of the anatomy; said double-knit material being formed of an upper layer of woven or knit material, and a lower layer of woven or knit material spaced from said upper layer by a predetermined distance, with a matrix of filaments extending between said layers, said filaments being integrally woven or knitted into both said upper and lower layers; hardenable material impregnated into said double-knit type material across its entirety; at least one V-shaped hinge line extending substantially across said double-knit material wherein the double-knit material is compressed along the hinge line so that said hinge line is of significantly reduced thickness relative to the remainder of said double-knit type material and there is less hardenable material along the hinge line than in the remainder of the double-knit material; whereby said cast or support may be folded open along said hinge line.