| 摘要 |
Custom molded wrist area impression sleeve (21) having a configuration substantially covering the wrist area (WA) of a patient. The impression sleeve (21) is formed from a thin, resin-impregnated, resilient fabric sleeve (21) mounted over a thin, flexible, resin-impervious release layer (23), and preferably over a cushioning and thermally insulating foam sleeve (25). The hardenable sleeve (21) can include one, and preferably two, longitudinally extending weakened strips (30, 40) which facilitate severing and act as a hinge (40) for the resulting hardened wrist brace. In the present method, the wrist area impression sleeve (21) is hardened on the patient's wrist, cut off and then used as a removable brace or to form a custom orthosis in a fabrication laboratory.
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