Stoddart's veneered splints

Splints (Surgery)

Splints

Orthopedic

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Used to provide support for a child's right tibia and fibula, and for a child's left ankle

Veneered splints patented in 1894 and manufactured by Stoddart Brothers, Buffalo, NY. The splints were made for a child's right tibia and fibula, and for a child's left ankle. Description on the inside of each splint states, "These Splints are stronger, lighter and better than any other

half the ordinary weight

can be cut and shaped with pocket-knife

require very little padding, will not warp, are aseptic, waterproff, comfortable

and though so light that they are no burden to the patient are so strong that they meet every requirement as to strength. By heating they can be bent to fit any part, and they retain shape when cool."

Stoddart Bros. (Buffalo, N.Y.)

Health Sciences Library

State University of New York at Buffalo

Patent: Aug. 28, 1894

Contact the History of Medicine Collection, https://library.buffalo.edu/historyofmedicine

Left ankle: 29.5 x 7 cm.

Right tibia: 30 x 7.5 cm.

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Veneered splints

Splints

9/28/2009

Veneered Wood