| About Custom Splinting Materials |
| The wide variation in size and shape of animal patients makes splinting a challenge.
Thermoplastic sheets offer the ideal solution. These sheets are widely used with
human patients
to make custom splints and braces that partially or totally immobilize a body part.
Now, these splinting materials are adapted for use with animal patients.
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| Custom fitted splints and braces are formed from thin, flat, thermoplastic sheets.
Once heated in hot water, these sheets become soft and pliable. Then, they are trimmed
and molded to any part of the body for a perfect custom fit. Hook and loop straps hold the
splint in place, and padding/liner materials increase patient comfort.
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| These splints are adaptable, inexpensive, and relatively easy to make. The 1/8" thick
thermoplastic sheet offers superior rigidity and strength (rated at 180,000 psi tensile strength),
making it ideal for weight-bearing splints in small and large animals. The 1/16" thick thermoplastic
sheet drapes easily to contour small, recessed areas, making it ideal for smaller animals, birds, and
exotic patients.
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| Splinting Demonstration
Splinting and bracing animal patients can be challenging because
of the wide variety of their shapes and sizes. These
thermoplastic sheets are an ideal solution since they can be molded
to fit any part of the body. Thermoplastics have been used in
human medicine since the 1960’s to fabricate custom splints.
Veterinarians and rehabilitation therapists are now seeing the
benefits of thermoplastics to fabricate custom splints for their
animal patients. |
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Products |
- Marq-Easy Thermoplastic Splint Sheets
1/8" thick, solid construction splint sheets for larger small
animals and large animals, including medium to large dogs, horses,
and livestock; tough, rubber-based material makes strong, rigid splint;
drapes well over contours and bony areas; adheres to itself when heated to reinforce or
patch splint; rated tensile strength is 180,000 psi.
1/16" thick 1% perforation, splint sheets for smaller animals, including small dogs, cats, birds, and exotics; thin material drapes
well over small, recessed areas; 1% perforation allows body surface to breathe and makes splint lighter; adheres to itself when heated.
- Liners and Padding
Blue Foam Padding - 3/8" thick w/ self-adhesive back
Tan Polycushon Padding - 1/8" thick w/ self-adhesive back
Pink Fleece Liner- thin with self adhesive back
Clear Tera-Gel Sheets - 1/8" thick with self adhesive back
- Stockinette
In cotton or Polyester useful for protecting extremitites prior to splinting;
can be used as non-adhesive liner under a splint; removable and washable; for small and large animals.
- Strapping Material
Soft padded strapping material is non-stretchy, lightly padded, 2 sided, strapping material; 1"
width strap is useful for small animals and discreet areas; 2" width strap is useful for larger animals or to disperse
pressure over larger surface areas; can be trimmed or thinned as needed; comes with 12" hook with self-adhesive back.
- CD Rom on basic Splinting Technique and procedure
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