In one aspect, a kit includes a sleeve including an outer lining and an inner lining; a pouch arranged within the sleeve and including one or more polymer sheets, a plurality of channels, and a plurality of vents; and a foam precursor capable of forming a foam within the pouch. In one aspect, a method of stabilizing a body part includes providing a sleeve including an outer lining and an inner lining around a body part; providing a pouch arranged within the sleeve and including one or more polymer sheets, a plurality of channels, and a plurality of vents; providing a foam precursor in the pouch; and forming a foam within the pouch.

An ankle brace for treating or preventing a high ankle sprain is disclosed. The ankle brace includes a body configured to be worn over an ankle. A tightening mechanism is attached to the body and configured to tighten the body around a wearer's lower leg to prevent distal ends of the tibia and fibula from separating. A torsion strap is attached to the body and configured to wrap from a fifth metatarsal to a medial malleolus to limit external rotation of the foot. The ankle brace can include lateral and medial straps for limiting eversion and inversion of the foot. The ankle brace can include heat moldable lateral and medial support plates.

An off-the-shelf oral splint that is operatively secured to the maxilla and mandible to assist in reduction and provide maintenance of reduction of maxillary and mandibular fractures in the edentulous or partially edentulous patient. The oral splint is fabricated into a plurality of standardized sizes. These sizes are determined by imaging a population of jaws, measuring dimensions thereof, manipulating (e.g., calculating the mean) these dimensions, and generating a size that is representative of a subset of that population. This can be done for all sizes that would represent individuals in that population. The splint itself is fabricated virtually by creating “U-shapes”, splitting them horizontally into halves, creating an evacuation channel, and generating a coupling mechanism to hold the halves together. The splint can then be printed or otherwise manufactured.

A device and method for preventing and correcting abnormal shaping of an infant's cranium by applying external forces over time with the growth of an infant to achieve normal shaping of the infant's head. The device is a cranial orthosis having a depression with a contact surface in the shape of at least a portion of a normal infantile cranium. The orthosis further provides lateral support surfaces creating points of contact to restrict rotation of the infant's cranium and provide additional external forces for normal shaping of the infant's cranium. Because the present invention is non-conforming to the shape of an abnormal skull, the exerted forces cause accelerated expansion of the skull in less prominent areas coincident with brain and skull growth.

An active splint to treat a dislocation of the perineal bone. The active splint includes a sleeve in which a slide is arranged with the ability to slide between a retracted position and a deployed position. The slide includes a head configured to rest bearing against the head of a perineal bone of a user. An elastic return member is configured to urge the slide towards its retracted position. A blocking member immobilizes the slide and keeps the slide in its deployed position. A detent member is configured to act on the blocking member so as to release the slide from its deployed position.

An active splint to treat a dislocation of the perineal bone. The active splint includes a sleeve in which a slide is arranged with the ability to slide between a retracted position and a deployed position. The slide includes a head configured to rest bearing against the head of a perineal bone of a user. An elastic return member is configured to urge the slide towards its retracted position. A blocking member immobilizes the slide and keeps the slide in its deployed position. A detent member is configured to act on the blocking member so as to release the slide from its deployed position.

A dorsal night splint has dynamic adjustable features that allow the patient to adjust the splint while in use to control the stretching of the plantar fascia and Achilles. A semi-rigid flexible frame is included along with a tightening strap that is anchored to the frame and by which the patient can tension the strap and adjust the structure of the frame to fit the patient's desired therapeutic or prophylactic needs.

An orthopaedic device with a shell mechanism which can be brought into a closed position in which it engages at least partially around a body part arranged in the shell mechanism, and into an open position, in which the body part can be brought into the shell mechanism, wherein the shell mechanism can be brought from the open position to the closed position by means of the body part being introduced into the shell mechanism. The device has at least one actuation element which is arranged and designed in such a way that it is actuated when the body part is introduced into the shell mechanism, and it brings the shell mechanism from the open position to the closed position, wherein the actuation element has a tensile force transmission element, in particular a band or a cloth.

Devices and processes used to treat ankle conditions. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a brace and the corresponding method of use to treat ankle conditions by stretching the Gastrocnemius muscle, soleus muscle, and plantaris muscle.

A method (1100) of fabricating a personalised orthopaedic cast (900) is disclosed. The method (1100) includes 3D scanning of a body part of a user, generating a Computer Aided Design (CAD) of an orthopaedic cast (900) for the scanned body part, and simulating real-life conditions to determine mechanical stability of the modelled cast. The mechanical stability is determined through Finite Element Analysis (FEA). The method (1100) includes determining whether the mechanical stability of the modelled cast is acceptable. The method (1100) includes finalising the CAD model when the mechanical stability of the modelled cast is found to be acceptable. The method (1100) includes 3D printing the finalised CAD model to fabricate the personalised orthopaedic cast (900).