more face mask replies

more face mask replies

Jeff Zeller

8/17/2009

Hi Jeff,

 

We've been using Uvex which you can purchase from Smith Nephew & Rolyan or
Sammons Preston Rolyan.

 

Another plastic with nearly identical properties which we use when sheet
Uvex is not available is American Plastics Clear Co-Polyester.

 

I typically use 1/16 for burn masks but jump to 3/16 for sports masks. We
make a lot of these for high school and University of Wisconsin basketball
players.

 

Uvex/Co-Polyester has amazingly high impact resistance. You can beat on it
with a hammer. It is more than suitable for high impact athletes.

 

The 3/16 material obviously thins with vacu forming and ends up being a full
1/8 thick when formed. Don't make the mistake of using 1/8 because we've
had basketball players break nose and orbital guard fabricated from 1/8 Uvex
which ends up being 3/32 after vacuforming.

 

Hope this helps.

 

 

 

 

Hi Jeff,

I have made dozens of them for all sports. I am attaching a PPT presentation
for them. I use 3/16 vivak for them.. I also use a divers 'slap strap' for
the suspension and sometimes a piece of 1/2 inch Velcro through the top of
the mask and attaching to a loop and chafe on the top edge of the back of
the slap strap for additional suspension depending on the shape of the head.
Send me a note if you have further questions...

 

(He sent a great power point presentation on the subject- E-mail and I will
forward it to you) Jeff Z.

 

 

 

 

I have made a lot of sport masks. For our soccer players we laminated the
mask after a test fitting. If you don't want to go that detailed, the
surlyn is your best choice.

 

 

 

One more thing Jeff.... when you are going to vacuum form the mask, make
sure the model is very wet and take a coat hanger and diamond point the end
and drill holes at the edge of the eyes where they meet the nose to increase
the pull and intimacy of the molding in that area. Remember, leave only
enough area in that area to minimize what the patient sees to minimize
distractions from the edge of the plastic.

Good luck and have fun with it!!

 

 

We use Uvex and have no problems with vaccuum forming. Use 3/16 and pull it
or 1/8 and drape it.

 

 


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