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- To position the finger in up to 20 degrees of flexion or hyperextension:
– Apply pressure upwards on the band and downwards on each end of the oval to alter the depth of the splint.
– Maintain pressure until fully cooled. Reheat in increments of 2-3 seconds if necessary. - To shorten the splint to allow PIP joint motion:
– When worn as a mallet finger splint, the Oval-8 may need to be shortened to allow full PIP joint motion.
– Choose a splint that fits comfortably on the joint and then choose a splint one size smaller as shortening the splint will also increase size.
– Heat the splint as described.
– Squeeze the ends of the oval section together to shorten and increase the depth of the splint. Maintain pressure until fully cooled. - Note:
– Each Oval-8 Finger Splint fits a full ring size and a size and a half.
