SPLINT FOR COMPLETE CIRCUMFERENTIAL IMMOBILIZATION OF AN EXTREMITY OR A TERMINAL MEMBER OF AN EXTREMITY

摘要

THE ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREThe splint of our invention comprises a substantiallycylindrical flexible outer member, an inner liner,advantageously a soft material for comfort, and a pluralityof stiffening members interposed between the outer member andthe inner liner distributed substantially uniformly about theentire circumference of the terminal member or extremity toprovide a uniform pressure around the circumferencepreventing bending. The stiffening members are not completelyrigid, advantageously somewhat flexible steel rods, while theflexible outer member can be a piece of rubber tubing.