Patent ID: 8539866

Claim:
A method of installing a fiberglass cast on and cutting the cast for removal from an individual, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a length of a pliable hollow thin-walled guide tube ( 110 ) with (i) a top, (ii) a bottom, (iii) a length, (iv) open first and second ends; (b) providing an elongate support tool ( 55 ) shaped and dimensioned to slide into and extend along said tube ( 110 ); (c) providing a cutting tool including (i) a housing ( 77 ), (ii) a motor unit mounted in said housing, (iii) a blade ( 80 ) oscillated by said motor unit; (d) providing a guide ( 70 ) including (i) an upper leg ( 71 ) with a guide slot ( 72 ) formed therealong, and (ii) a lower leg ( 75 ) spaced apart from said upper leg, said lower leg ( 75 ) shaped and dimensioned to fit in and slide along said pliable guide tube; (e) sliding said support tool in said pliable guide tube; (f) placing said guide tube and support tube on an individual; (g) applying at least first layer of fiberglass over a portion of said guide tube said guide tube; (h) applying at least a second layer of fiberglass along and over said first layer of fiberglass; (i) sliding said support tool out of said guide tube; (j) allowing said first and second layers of fiberglass to harden; (k) at a subsequent time, (i) inserting said lower leg of said guide ( 70 ) in said tube with said upper leg of said guide extending over said cast, and (ii) using said blade ( 80 ) of said cutting tool to track along said guide slot ( 72 ) and cut through said first and second layers of fiberglass.