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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1997
Kurt Allenberg, Woodbury, MN (US);
Joel D Oxman, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Charles C Polta, St. Paul, MN (US);
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a reinforceable orthopedic casting article comprising a backing and a curable resin having an activator capable of assisting in the initiation of the cure of an addition polymerizable reinforcement compound. Reinforced casts are made by providing a curable casting tape comprising a backing and a curable resin containing an activator capable of assisting in the initiation of the cure of an addition polymerizable reinforcement compound; initiating the cure of the casting tape; wrapping the casting tape into the form of a cast; applying a hardenable reinforcement compound to at least a portion of the casting tape; and allowing the casting tape to cure and the reinforcement compound to harden to form a reinforced orthopedic cast. In another method a reinforced soft cast is made by wrapping a soft casting tape into the form of a cast, wherein the casting tape comprises a backing and a curable resin; initiating the cure of the casting tape; applying an activated addition polymerizable reinforcement compound to at least a portion of the casting tape; and allowing the casting tape to cure and the reinforcement compound to harden to form a reinforced orthopedic cast.