FlexiOH^® Thumb Spica immobilizers are designed for immobilization of thumb. It has an inbuilt soft hook and loop fastener which is very comfortable for skin contact. It is used to provide support for thumb injuries (ligament instability, sprain or muscle strain), gamekeeper’s thumb, De Quervain’s syndrome or fractures of the Scaphoid or first metacarpal. Doctors need to apply it on the patient’s hand and then cure it with the RizyCure^® light device (recommended) or direct sunlight for around 3-5 minutes depending on the size of immobilizer, until it gets rigid.

FlexiOH^® Thumb Spica Immobilizer comes in 3 different sizes : S, M and L. All of the immobilizers vary in terms of palm circumference, wrist circumference, and thumb circumference. For the best fit of FlexiOH^® Thumb Spica Immobilizer, taking the measurement of patient’s hand is necessary before application.

MEASUREMENT GUIDE

SIZE CHART (in cm)

* Above sizes fit better as per dimensions mentioned in the table.
* However FlexiOH^® adapts to an oversize to a certain extend by stretchability.
* We advise healthcare professionals to choose the size as per patient’s comfort.

APPLICATION PROCESS

FlexiOH^® Thumb Spica Immobilizer application process is as follows:

Step – 1 : Choose the appropriate size from given chart

Step – 2 : Take the suitable size for the application

Step – 3 : Put Thumb Spica immobilizer over the hand

Step – 4 : Fix the first snap button over the palm area

Step – 5 : Tighten the first loop around the palm circumference

Step – 6 : Tighten the other loop around the wrist circumference

Step – 8 : Fix the other snap button around the thumb

Step – 9 : Take Fully charged RizyCure^® light device

FlexiOH^® provide ~30 % open area of skin to breathe, wash, and exposure to sunlight which all are necessary to maintain healthy skin.

Here are some videos of demonstration about FlexiOH^® technology, review of doctor and patient as well.