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Orthopedic Medical Fiberglass Casting Tape
Fiberglass Casting Tape is a high-performance orthopedic bandage used to create rigid, durable, and lightweight casts for immobilizing broken bones, sprains, and orthopedic injuries. It is widely used in hospitals, clinics, and veterinary practices as a superior alternative to traditional plaster of Paris (POP) bandages.
Features:
Lightweight & Strong: Made from knitted fiberglass fabric impregnated with water-activated polyurethane resin, it forms a strong and lightweight cast that maintains its shape and integrity over time.
Fast Setting Time: Cures within 3 to 5 minutes after immersion in water, allowing for faster application and patient handling.
Breathable Structure: The porous material allows better air circulation, reducing skin maceration and improving comfort.
Water-Resistant: Compared to plaster casts, fiberglass casts absorb less water and dry faster, making them ideal for active patients or humid environments.
High Conformability: Excellent moldability around anatomical contours, ensuring a snug and secure fit.
Radiolucent: X-rays can easily penetrate fiberglass, allowing for clear imaging of the healing bone without cast removal.
Long Shelf Life: Individually sealed in moisture-resistant foil pouches to maintain resin activity until opened.
How Does Fiberglass Cast Tape Work?
The tape is made from a stiff, yet pliable material called fiberglass. When the tape is exposed to moisture, it forms a hard shell around the area that it covers. This helps to keep the bone or joint in place so that it can heal properly.
How to Apply Fiberglass Orthopedic Cast with Casting Tape?
Step 1: Prepare the Skin
The first step is to clean the area where the cast will be applied. Your doctor or cast technician can use soap and water to cleanse the skin and then can dry it off.
Step 2: Apply the Stockinette
The next step is to pull the tubular stockinette over the broken limb. The stockinette is used to help wick sweat from the body. It also provides a smooth surface for the casting tape to be applied.
Step 3: Apply the Padding
The third step is to wrap the cast padding around the arm, over the stockinette. The cast padding is there to provide a cushion between the limb and the fiberglass cast tape. It also helps to keep the limb comfortable during wear and reduces heat exposure from the cast saw.
To apply the padding, your doctor will unroll the padding over the limb, making sure to cover all exposed areas of the skin and stockinette. Once they have covered the limb, your clinician will cut off any excess padding and set it aside. They may do this a few times to add layers of padding.
Step 4: Apply the Casting Tape
Two different methods can be used to apply the fiberglass casting tape: the dry method and the wet method. In both methods, your clinician will wrap the tape around multiple times, making sure that each layer covers half of the previous layer.
The Dry Method
To use the dry method, a clinician will simply unroll the casting tape and wrap it around the limb, following the contours of the limb. Once a clinician has reached the end of the roll, they can use scissors to cut off any excess tape and smooth down the edges of the tape with their fingers to ensure that there are no sharp edges. Moisture from the air will harden the casting tape.
The Wet Method
To use the wet method, a clinician will unroll the casting tape and dip it in water or spray it with water so that it is saturated but not dripping wet. They will then wrap the casting tape around the limb, following the contours of the limb, smoothing down the edges of the tape with their fingers so that there are no sharp edges sticking up. Once they have reached the end of the roll, they can use scissors or cut off any excess tape.
Orthopedic Medical Fiberglass Casting Tape
Fiberglass Casting Tape is a high-performance orthopedic bandage used to create rigid, durable, and lightweight casts for immobilizing broken bones, sprains, and orthopedic injuries. It is widely used in hospitals, clinics, and veterinary practices as a superior alternative to traditional plaster of Paris (POP) bandages.
Features:
Lightweight & Strong: Made from knitted fiberglass fabric impregnated with water-activated polyurethane resin, it forms a strong and lightweight cast that maintains its shape and integrity over time.
Fast Setting Time: Cures within 3 to 5 minutes after immersion in water, allowing for faster application and patient handling.
Breathable Structure: The porous material allows better air circulation, reducing skin maceration and improving comfort.
Water-Resistant: Compared to plaster casts, fiberglass casts absorb less water and dry faster, making them ideal for active patients or humid environments.
High Conformability: Excellent moldability around anatomical contours, ensuring a snug and secure fit.
Radiolucent: X-rays can easily penetrate fiberglass, allowing for clear imaging of the healing bone without cast removal.
Long Shelf Life: Individually sealed in moisture-resistant foil pouches to maintain resin activity until opened.
How Does Fiberglass Cast Tape Work?
The tape is made from a stiff, yet pliable material called fiberglass. When the tape is exposed to moisture, it forms a hard shell around the area that it covers. This helps to keep the bone or joint in place so that it can heal properly.
How to Apply Fiberglass Orthopedic Cast with Casting Tape?
Step 1: Prepare the Skin
The first step is to clean the area where the cast will be applied. Your doctor or cast technician can use soap and water to cleanse the skin and then can dry it off.
Step 2: Apply the Stockinette
The next step is to pull the tubular stockinette over the broken limb. The stockinette is used to help wick sweat from the body. It also provides a smooth surface for the casting tape to be applied.
Step 3: Apply the Padding
The third step is to wrap the cast padding around the arm, over the stockinette. The cast padding is there to provide a cushion between the limb and the fiberglass cast tape. It also helps to keep the limb comfortable during wear and reduces heat exposure from the cast saw.
To apply the padding, your doctor will unroll the padding over the limb, making sure to cover all exposed areas of the skin and stockinette. Once they have covered the limb, your clinician will cut off any excess padding and set it aside. They may do this a few times to add layers of padding.
Step 4: Apply the Casting Tape
Two different methods can be used to apply the fiberglass casting tape: the dry method and the wet method. In both methods, your clinician will wrap the tape around multiple times, making sure that each layer covers half of the previous layer.
The Dry Method
To use the dry method, a clinician will simply unroll the casting tape and wrap it around the limb, following the contours of the limb. Once a clinician has reached the end of the roll, they can use scissors to cut off any excess tape and smooth down the edges of the tape with their fingers to ensure that there are no sharp edges. Moisture from the air will harden the casting tape.
The Wet Method
To use the wet method, a clinician will unroll the casting tape and dip it in water or spray it with water so that it is saturated but not dripping wet. They will then wrap the casting tape around the limb, following the contours of the limb, smoothing down the edges of the tape with their fingers so that there are no sharp edges sticking up. Once they have reached the end of the roll, they can use scissors or cut off any excess tape.
