Patent ID: 6673029
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A material for the formation of an orthopedic cast, said material pliable and formable prior to and during application and hardenable after application, said material comprising:a mesh fabric comprising a plurality of layers of polymer plastic sheet formed into a honeycomb skeletal array of hexagonal cells, said layers of polymer plastic sheet sealed at seams defining said hexagonal cells to form a continuous conduit in the shape of the skeletal array between said layers of polymer plastic sheet; and a quantity of microbeads positioned within said continuous conduit, said microbeads being loose and pliable in a first condition and tight packed and firm in a second condition, said second condition achieved by subjecting said continuous conduit to a negative pressure differential; wherein said material may be wrapped and molded around an injured extremity in said first condition and may serve as a cast structure in said second condition.