Separator medium for orthopedic cast material
US4454873A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L15/07
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An orthopedic cast material having a thermoplastic material and provided with a quantity of (poly)ethylene oxide applied thereto to prevent adherence of adjacent convolutions of the cast material when it is in the form of a roll and is immersed in hot water prior to being wrapped on a limb or body part of a patient. The (poly)ethylene oxide can be in the form of a coating on the outer surface of the cast material or in the resin of the cast material.
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