Rolyan Watercolors Splinting Material Sheet Pack

Description

Rolyan Watercolors Splinting Material Sheet Pack is intended to be used for fabrication of custom-molded rigid splints, orthoses, and adaptive equipment. Patterns can be drawn on all splinting materials with a scratch awl before placing the material in the water. All splinting materials can be cut out at room temperature by using heavy-duty shears, or scoring with a utility knife.

Rolyan Watercolors Splinting Material Features

• Colors Specified Includes
  – Bold Pack contains one of each color, Purple, Hot Pink, Charcoal, and Red
  – Pastel Pack contains one of each color, Spring Green, Beige, Lavender, and Pastel Blue
• Thickness
  – 13% UltraPerf option is 1/16″ thick
  – 19% OptiPerf and Solid options are 1/8″ thick
• Rolyan Bold Watercolors Splinting Material Sheet Pack – User Manual

More About Rolyan Watercolors Splinting Material

• Features
  – Coated for a temporary tack when heated
  – Moderate resistance to stretch with moderate drape and good conformability
  – 100% memory allows for re-molding and splint revisions
  – Wide variety of colors, thicknesses and perforations
  – White is transparent when heated, lighter colors semi-transparent
• Recommended Use
  – Ideal for serial splints, hand, wrist, finger and thumb splints
  – Dynamic outrigger bases
  – Elbow and knee splints utilizing the pinch technique
  – Thicker material is ideal for lower extremity spasticity, body jackets and fracture bracinc splints

Watercolors Splinting Material Thermoplastics At A Glance

• 1/16″ (1.6mm)
  – Half the weight of 1/8″ (3.2 mm) splinting material
  – Easy to cut when cold
  – Ideal for pediatrics, finger splints and hand-based splints
• 1/12″ (2.0mm)
  – Lightweight with moderate support
  – Easy to cut when cold
  – Ideal for pediatrics, finger, hand-based splints and other areas requiring lightweight support
• 3/32″ (2.4 mm)
  – Lightweight with moderate support
  – Minimizes bulkiness
  – Perfect for a wide range of static and dynamic splints or progressive splints where less weight is desired (i.e. arthritis, thumb, hand, wrist and small area splints)
• 1/8″ (3.2 mm)
  – Traditional thickness that provides stability and firm support
  – Well-suited for positioning and holding joints, aiding abnormal tone, contractures and fracture bracing.
  – Ideal for static, dynamic and progressive splinting of upper and lower extremities
• 3/19″ (4.6 mm)
  – Maximum rigidity
  – Ideal for body jackets, abnormal tone splints, lower extremity splints and fracture braces

Difference In Solid And Perforated

• Solid
  – Maximum support
• Perforated
  – Perforated (1 %, 2% or 2.5%) for slight ventilation and added comfort without compromising rigidity.
  – Tip: Material softens quicker when heated
• UltraPerf, OptiPerf, SuperPerf
  – UltraPerf (13%), OptiPerf (19%), Lightweight provides greater ventilation for increased comfort and compliance. SuperPerf (38% or 42%) for lighter weight, exceptional ventilation and greater comfort and compliance
  – Tip: For additional support. select a thicker material, with higher perforations.
  – Tip: Higher perforations soften quicker when heated and soften quicker and cool faster when heated.