PERFORMANCE SPLINTING® ROLL FORM FIBERGLASS SPLINTS

Our roll-form splints are 15 feet in length and available in six widths (1”, 2”, 3”, 4”, 5”, 6”). All are made with a stretchable hydrophobic polypropylene felt covering both sides for patient protection providing NO wrong-side application. Every Performance Splinting® box contains a convenient “chip clip” that, when properly used, will help keep the remaining unused roll fresh and soft for the next patient application. Set up time is three to four minutes and weight bearing in approximately 20 minutes (depending on the amount of water used and the temperature of the water – warmer water speeds up the set up time). One- and two-inch roll form products use five fiberglass layers. The remaining widths use seven layers of fiberglass. All Performance Splinting® products have a three-year shelf life.

PERFORMANCE SPLINTING® PADDED PRE-CUT FIBERGLASS SPLINTS

All Pre-cut splints are padded on both sides and cover the ends. They are prepared and applied to the patient in the same manner as the roll form product. Most of CNF pre-cut splints are packaged 10 each to a box. Our lowest volume 5″ x 45″ and 6″ x 45″ splints are packaged five each to a box. With the exception of 2” wide splints, all pre-cut splints are made with seven layers of fiberglass substrate.

PERFORMANCE® UN-PADDED FIBERGLASS PRE-CUT SPLINT

Essentially the same as our pre-cut splints but without the padding, our unpadded fiberglass Pre-cut Splints serve as (1) reinforcing strips, (2) pre-cut splints and (3) as a vital component in the creation of a Total Contact Cast.

Reinforcing strips “reinforce” the back end (posterior portion) of casts – usually the heel strike area of lower leg casts and much less frequently behind the elbow on long arm casts. This type of reinforcement eliminates the need for extra rolls of cast tape that will add bulk to the ankle area of the cast that then pose additional challenges upon removal (a thick cast is more difficult to remove – heat build-up of the saw blade and possible burning of the patient). It also strengthens the cast, reducing the need for the patient to come back for a costly repair or cast replacement.

They can also be used as traditional fiberglass splints where the clinician customizes his/her own splints. In this application, they must provide their own padding such as stockinette or felt. Another application that is catching on is in the wound care market place is as a component used in the creation of a Total Contact Cast. Here a 4″ x 30″ unpadded splint is used posteriorly to strengthen the total contact.

Special sizes can be made depending on volume.

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