Surgical cast venting device
US4898160A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 1989 |
| Grant date | Feb 6, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F13/046
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical cast venting device to provide effective ventilation of the body part confined within the cast. The device includes a multiple channeled flexible form adjacent the skin that adapt to the contour of the body part to which it is applied. An air flow path is established on the skin with connector means provided from an air source outside the cast enclosed venting device.
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