US4108169A
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Hardenable sheet materials for surgical splints
Assignee: National Research Development Corp UK
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Filing: 1976-06-25
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Granted: 1978-08-22
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Expires: 1996-06-25
Abstract
Abstract A water-hardenable sheet material comprising a flexible web having deposited thereon an intimate mixture of a water soluble poly(carboxylic acid) or a precursor thereof and an ion leachable inorganic particulate material.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Sydney Richard Parker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:56
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B28/00; C04B28/28; A; A61; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/04; A61L; A61L15/00; A61L15/07; A61L15/12; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B2017/00831; A61B2017/00902; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249994; Y10T428/249999; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/10; Y10T442/102; Y10T442/172; Y10T442/174; Y10T442/20; Y10T442/2762; Y10T442/277
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 59
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A surgical splint comprising a flexible web and a poly(carboxylate)cement, said poly(carboxylate)cement having been formed by addition of water to a water-hardenable sheet comprising said flexible web having adhered thereto a cement-forming material, said cement-forming material comprising a water-soluble poly(carboxylic acid) or a precursor thereof that forms a poly(carboxylic acid) on contact with water and an ion-leachable inorganic particulate material which together form a cement upon contact with water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
A surgical splint comprising a flexible web and a poly(carboxylate)cement, said poly(carboxylate)cement having been formed by addition of water to a water-hardenable sheet comprising said flexible web having adhered thereto a cement-forming material, said cement-forming material comprising a water-soluble poly(carboxylic acid) or a precursor thereof that forms a poly(carboxylic acid) on contact with water and an ion-leachable inorganic particulate material which together form a cement upon contact with water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, in which the flexible web has a porous structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, in which the flexible web comprises a cellulosic fibrous material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, in which the poly(carboxylic acid) is a homopolymer or copolymer of acrylic acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, in which the precursor is a poly(carboxylic acid anhydride).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, in which the poly(carboxylic acid) or precursor thereof has an average molecular weight from 10,000 to 100,000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, in which the poly(carboxylic acid) or precursor thereof is in particulate form, and has a degree of fineness such that it will pass through a 150 B.S. mesh sieve.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, in which the ion-leachable inorganic particulate material is an oxide of a di- or polyvalent metal, or a salt of a weak acid and a di- or polyvalent metal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A surgical splint according to claim 8, in which the oxide is zinc oxide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, in which the ion-leachable inorganic particulate material is an aluminosilicate glass.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
A surgical splint according to claim 10, in which the aluminosilicate glass has been prepared by fusing a mixture of alumina, silica, and calcium oxide together with up to 30% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a fluoride, borate, phosphate, or carbonate flux.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
A surgical splint according to claim 10, in which the aluminosilicate glass is a fluoroaluminosilicate glass.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
A surgical splint according to claim 10, wherein said aluminosilicate glass has been prepared by fusing a mixture of 10 to 65% silica, 15 to 50% alumina, 0 to 50% calcium oxide and a fluorine-containing fluxing agent to provide fluorine in an amount of less than 14%, based on the weight of the composition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
16 words
A surgical splint according to claim 13, wherein the amount of fluorine is less than 8%.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
A surgical splint according to claim 14, wherein the aluminosilicate glass has a degree of fineness such that it will pass through a 150 mesh B.S. screen.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, in which the ion-leachable inorganic particulate material has a degree of fineness such that it will pass through a 150 mesh B.S. sieve.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
33 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, in which the weight of the cement-forming material is from 60 to 90% of the total weight of the flexible web and the cement forming material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
51 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, in which the poly(carboxylic acid) or precursor thereof and the ion-leachable inorganic particulate material are present in the ratio of 1 to 100 parts by weight of ion-leachable inorganic particulate material to every 10 parts by weight of the poly(carboxylic acid) or precursor thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, wherein said water-hardenable sheet includes a binder to assist the adherence of the ion-leachable inorganic particulate material to the flexible web.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
A surgical splint according to claim 19, in which the binder is polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, or partially hydrolysed polyvinyl acetate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
35 words
A surgical splint according to claim 19, in which the binder is present in an amount of from 0.1 to 1% by weight based on the combined weight of the acid and the inorganic material.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
17 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, wherein said water-hardenable sheet includes a water soluble chelating agent.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
18 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, wherein said water-hardenable sheet includes water insoluble polymer in particulate form.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
18 words
A surgical splint according to claim 23, in which the water insoluble polymer has pendant carboxylic acid groups.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
27 words
A surgical splint according to claim 23, in which the water insoluble polymer is a copolymer of an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid and an unsaturated aliphatic ester.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
A surgical splint according to claim 23, in which the water insoluble polymer is a copolymer of methacrylic acid and ethyl acrylate.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
21 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1, wherein said poly(carboxylic acid) is a copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
16 words
A surgical splint according to claim 1 wherein said water-hardenable sheet material includes an anti-shrinkage agent.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
16 words
A surgical splint according to claim 28, wherein said anti-shrinkage agent is an inert particulate filler.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of splinting a portion of the human or animal anatomy which comprises applying to the portion of said anatomy to be splinted a water-hardenable sheet comprising a flexible web having adhered thereto a cement-forming material, said cement-forming material comprising a water-soluble poly(carboxylic acid) or a precursor thereof that forms a poly(carboxylic acid) on contact with water and an ion-leachable inorganic particulate material, which together form a cement upon contact with water, said cement-forming material being present in an amount sufficient to form a splinting material for portions of the human or animal anatomy upon the addition of the amount of water necessary to harden said sheet, and adding sufficient water to said water-hardenable sheet to harden it into a splint.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
122 words
A method of splinting a portion of the human or animal anatomy which comprises applying to the portion of said anatomy to be splinted a water-hardenable sheet comprising a flexible web having adhered thereto a cement-forming material, said cement-forming material comprising a water-soluble poly(carboxylic acid) or a precursor thereof that forms a poly(carboxylic acid) on contact with water and an ion-leachable inorganic particulate material, which together form a cement upon contact with water, said cement-forming material being present in an amount sufficient to form a splinting material for portions of the human or animal anatomy upon the addition of the amount of water necessary to harden said sheet, and adding sufficient water to said water-hardenable sheet to harden it into a splint.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 30, in which the flexible web has a porous structure.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 30, in which the flexible web comprises a cellulosic fibrous material.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 30, in which the poly(carboxylic acid) is a homopolymer or copolymer of acrylic acid.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 30, in which the precursor is a poly(carboxylic acid anhydride).
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 30, in which the poly(carboxylic acid) or precursor thereof has an average molecular weight of from 10,000 to 100,000.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 30, in which the poly(carboxylic acid) or precursor thereof is in particulate form, and has a degree of fineness such that it will pass through a 150 B.S. mesh sieve.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method according to claim 30, in which the ion-leachable inorganic particulate material is an oxide of a di- or polyvalent metal, or a salt of a weak acid and a di- or polyvalent metal.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 37, in which the oxide is zinc oxide.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 30, in which the ion-leachable inorganic particulate material is an aluminosilicate glass.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method according to claim 39, in which the aluminosilicate glass has been prepared by fusing a mixture of alumina, silica, and calcium oxide together with up to 30% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a fluoride, borate, phosphate, or carbonate flux.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 39, in which the aluminosilicate glass is a fluoroaluminosilicate glass.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
53 words
A method according to claim 39, wherein said aluminosilicate glass has been prepared by fusing a mixture of 10 to 65% silica, 15 to 60% alumina, 0 to 50% calcium oxide and a fluorine-containing fluxing agent to provide fluorine in an amount of less than 14%, based on the weight of the composition.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
16 words
A surgical splint according to claim 42 wherein the amount of fluorine is less than 8%.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
27 words
A surgical splint according to claim 43, wherein the aluminosilicate glass has a degree of fineness such that it will pass through a 150 mesh B.S. screen.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 30 in which the ion-leachable inorganic particulate material has a degree of fineness such that it will pass through a 150 mesh B.S. sieve.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 30, in which the weight of the cement-forming material is from 60 to 90% of the total weight of the flexible web and the cement-forming material.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 30, in which the poly(carboxylic acid) or precursor thereof and the ion-leachable inorganic material are present in the ratio of 1 to 100 parts by weight of ion-leachable inorganic particulate material to every 10 parts by weight of the poly(carboxylic acid) or precursor thereof.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 30, wherein said water-hardenable sheet includes a binder to assist the adherence of the ion-leachable inorganic particulate material to the flexible web.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 48, in which the binder is polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, or partially hydrolysed polyvinyl acetate.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 48, in which the binder is present in an amount of from 0.1 to 1% by weight based on the combined weight of the acid and the inorganic material.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 30, wherein said water-hardenable sheet material includes an anti-shrinkage agent.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method according to claim 51, wherein said anti-shrinkage agent is an inert particulate filler.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 30, wherein said water-hardenable sheet includes a water soluble chelating agent.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 30, wherein said water-hardenable sheet includes a water insoluble polymer in particulate form.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 54, in which the water insoluble polymer is a copolymer of an unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid and an unsaturated aliphatic ester.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 54, in which the water insoluble polymer is a copolymer of methacrylic acid and ethyl acrylate.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 30, wherein said poly(carboxylic acid) is a copolymer of vinyl methyl ether and maleic anhydride.
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