Become an ActivArmor™ Provider
“Say you have an incision there and you can actually look at the incision site without having to worry about taking the cast off and putting a new one back on… It makes it easier also to do ultrasound therapy, you know, you have a little window you can cut out and you have an ultrasound device that can stimulate bone healing… It actually decreases the bacterial level, because you can actually wash underneath.”
“ActivArmor was introduced to me by a fellow physician who had the same wrist injury. My first thought was ‘How come no one is doing this or has done this before? It’s brilliant! It’s water safe, much needed, and it just makes sense.’ ActivArmor is second to none when it comes to NextGen immobilization technology.”
“ActivArmor has increased patient visits, because when a kid is walking around with this cast, everyone sees it and wants to come here to get that same cast – because they see how active they can stay in it. It’s been a real game-changer for our patients and our clinic in general, so I highly recommend it.”
Provide the Latest in Digital Medicine and Advanced Treatments
Any doctor is now able to provide their patients with the latest high-tech immobilization option with no additional expense by simply using a free iphone scanning app for an ActivArmor™ custom splint or by becoming an ActivArmor providing clinic. Because ActivArmor™ devices are custom designed and fabricated, physicians now have an infinite number of unique design options, including length, thickness, cut lines, exposure of bony protrusions or incisions, adaptability for use with complimentary healing technologies such as ultrasound and bone stimulators, TENS units, biomonitors, EMS, etc.
Improved Patient Satisfaction
Referring physicians for ActivArmor™ have reported that their patients prefer it over traditional casting and splinting options for the following reasons:
Ability to get the device wet and sweat in it – allowing them to continue their sports, summer activities, and active lifestyles
Hygienic benefits including the ability to bathe and shower with it on
Reduced feelings of claustrophobia
Improved skin condition and comfort, and reduced irritation due to breathability and improved hygiene options
Reduced office time and visits for re-casting and re-fitting due to soggy casts, deformed splints or worn velcro
Patients can have access to post-surgical incisions for wound dressing and follow-up care at home
“The ActivArmor brace is the next generation of patient immobilization. Custom fit, 3D printed, waterproof, and breathable! All of the previous problems of inability to shower, swim or workout, itching, hygiene, and incision exposure are solved. Patients will love the comfort and convenience of going back to a more normal life!”
Saves Clinics Time and Materials
Using ActivArmor™ at any phase of the healing process can save clinic time because it is reusable, so eliminates the need for cutting off casts and recasting for each follow-up exam, incision check, or x-ray. There is no need for additional office visits and replacement casts due to claustrophobia, skin irritation, or wet casts. This can reduce office time and increase patient throughput and efficiencies as well as save money in casting and splinting supplies and inventory. Even if a traditional cast is required during the initial phase of an acute injury, ActivArmor™ can be used in later healing phases to give the patient the freedom to ease back into normal activities after injury.
“With ActivArmor, there’s no inventory. All we have is this scanning device. We send it off and it comes in a few days. We don’t have all the casting supplies you typically need, so that’s a huge cost saver, and it’s a big cost saver to patients because they don’t need multiple fiberglass casts or splints, they just need one device and that’s all.”
There are two ways to provide ActivArmor™:
Use the iPhone App
Download the free ActivArmor body scanning app from the iTunes store and scan your patients for hand/wrist casts and splints right there in your office for free.
Become a Partnering Clinic
Provide the full gamut of ActivArmor products from long-arms and elbows to feet, get your clinic logos for free on every device, and generate clinic billing revenues by partnering with ActivArmor.
Using the iPhone App
How to do a scan using the app…
Common uses: distal radius/ulna fractures, wrist sprains, post surgical repairs), wrist splints (wrist sprains/strains/constractures, support/protection for sports, tendinitis, nerve/ligament injuries, arthritis), hand-based thumb spicas (thumb fractures/dislocations, CMC surgeries and arthritis), push splints (CMC arthritis), and forearm-based thumb spica casts (scaphoid fractures, thumb fractures) and splints (CMC arthroplasty, sports support).
How to do a fitting…
Become a Partnering Clinic
Set Yourself and Your Clinic Apart
Patients are looking for the improved lifestyle options provided by ActivArmor. The comfort, breathability, freedom, and ability to bathe and shower support patients’ active lifestyles. Leave your competitors behind by being the exclusive provider of the latest in high-tech immobilization options!
Because ActivArmor devices are custom designed and fabricated, physicians now have an infinite number of unique design options, including length, thickness, cut lines, exposure of bony protrusions or incisions, adaptability for use with complimentary healing technologies such as ultrasound and bone stimulators, TENS units, biomonitors, EMS, etc.
Partnering Clinical Process
Office Time Comparison: ActivArmor™ vs Traditional Cast or Custom Splint
For breaks and post-operative | ||
| Traditional | ActivArmor™ | |
| E.R. visit, diagnosis and X-ray, fit with temporary splint | same | same |
First Office Visit | ||
| Orthopedic exam and treatment decision | same | same |
| Casting, including drying time | 45 | 0 |
| Scan and upload | 0 | 10 |
| Re-apply temporary splint | 0 | 5 |
| Office visit in 3-4 days to apply ActivArmor™ | n/a | 5 |
Follow-up Exam 1 | ||
| Removal of cast/splint | 10 | 1 |
| Examination and/or x-ray | same | same |
| Casting or custom splinting, including drying time | 45 | 0 |
| Re-apply ActivArmor™ (zip ties) | 0 | 5 |
Follow-up Exam 2 | ||
| Removal of cast/splint | 15 | 1 |
| Examination and/or x-ray | same | same |
| Total Office Time: | 120 | 27 |
For custom splinting of chronic conditions | ||
| Traditional | ActivArmor™ | |
| Orthopedic exam and treatment decision | same | same |
| Design, fit, and apply custom splint | 45 | 0 |
| Scan and upload | 0 | 10 |
| Re-apply temporary splint | 0 | 5 |
| ActivArmor device shipped directly to patient | n/a | n/a |
| Total Office Time: | 45 | 15 |
If customer claims device does not fit | ||
| Traditional | ActivArmor™ | |
| Removal of cast or device | 10 | 1 |
| Re-casting, adjusting custom splint | 45 | 0 |
| Re-scan and upload | 0 | 10 |
| Re-apply temporary splint | 0 | 5 |
| Office visit in 3-4 days to apply ActivArmor™ | n/a | 5 |
| Total Office Time: | 55 | 21 |
If device breaks/needs adjustment/cast gets wet | ||
| Traditional | ActivArmor™ | |
| Removal of cast or device | 10 | 1 |
| Re-casting, adjusting custom splint | 45 | 0 |
| Call ActivArmor™ and request reprint | 0 | 1 |
| Apply temporary splint | 0 | 5 |
| Office visit in 3-4 days to apply ActivArmor™ | n/a | 5 |
| Total Office Time: | 55 | 12 |
If patient removes device before treatment period is completed | ||
| Traditional | ActivArmor™ | |
| Re-casting, adjusting custom splint | 45 | 0 |
| Re-apply ActivArmor™ | 0 | 5 |
| Total Office Time: | 45 | 5 |