This responsive splinting material offers great control splint after splint. When stretched by a medical professional, it thins evenly so it can be used to make all types of splints with intimate fit and support. The full mobility of each thermoplastic sheet allows doctors to form each sheet to specific parts of the body with special curves and ridges that a standard cast could not compete with. Spectrum has a moderate degree of drape and conforms closely around small contours.
Its moderate memory means splints can be reheated repeatedly without thinning. The material springs back slightly to help support weak parts during molding, and the surface is slightly tacky when warm to help hold the splint in place while molding. The traditional coating prevents accidental bonding to itself or adherence to bandages or other materials but can be removed using a solvent. The splint can be dry heated and firmly pressed together or to other materials to form a strong, permanent bond so that outriggers and other attachments stay firmly in place.
Molded splints retain moderate to firm rigidity and have a uniquely smooth and silky finish that resists fingerprinting. If pressure marks appear, they can be smoothed away by gently rubbing the surface while the splint is warm. Spectrum features unique memory and stretch that is ideal for circumferential splints, neurological splints, all hand and wrist splinting, as well as for fracture bracing, lower extremity positioning splints and pediatrics, non-weight bearing AFOs.
Allow 3 - 5 minutes of molding time to fully set up.
