BSN Gypsona Plaster of Paris Bandage 10 cm × 2.7 m
The BSN Gypsona Plaster of Paris Bandage is a professional casting material designed for external rigid immobilisation through casting and splinting procedures. This 10 cm × 2.7 m size provides practical coverage for a range of orthopaedic applications where a qualified healthcare professional determines casting or immobilisation is required.
Gypsona plaster bandages are made from cotton fabric coated with a plaster mixture. BSN product documentation describes the Gypsona range as intended for external rigid immobilisation, including applications involving bone fractures, soft-tissue and joint injuries, and certain corrective or preventive orthopaedic procedures. The device is non-sterile and intended for professional healthcare use.
The specially woven bandage is designed to provide good conformability when wet, helping the material mould around body contours during cast formation. The fast-setting plaster supports efficient immobilisation procedures, making the product relevant for hospitals, orthopaedic clinics, trauma centres and fracture-care settings.
Why Choose This Product?
Professional Orthopaedic Casting Material
Designed for external rigid immobilisation through professional casting and splinting procedures.
Fast-Setting Plaster
Gypsona uses fast-setting Plaster of Paris to support efficient cast formation and rapid immobilisation when clinically required.
Good Conformability
The woven fabric construction is designed to help the wet bandage mould around body contours and awkward anatomical areas.
Even Cast Finish
The plaster is uniformly impregnated into the bandage to support consistent cast formation and finish.
Practical 10 cm Width
The 10 cm width offers useful coverage for a variety of casting and immobilisation applications, depending on the body part and clinical requirement.
Moisture-Resistant Packaging
Available Gypsona product information describes splash-proof flow-wrap packaging designed to protect the bandage before use.
Key Features
- Professional Plaster of Paris casting bandage
- Brand: BSN
- Product range: Gypsona
- Size: 10 cm × 2.7 m
- Cotton fabric construction
- Coated with a plaster mixture
- Designed for external rigid immobilisation
- Fast-setting plaster characteristics
- Good conformability during casting
- Designed to help create an even cast finish
- Suitable for casting and splinting procedures
- Non-sterile
- Single-use product
- Intended for use by qualified healthcare professionals
Benefits
- Supports rigid external immobilisation when clinically indicated
- Helps healthcare professionals create moulded casts around body contours
- Fast-setting characteristics can support efficient casting procedures
- 10 cm width provides practical coverage for selected orthopaedic applications
- Suitable for professional fracture and injury management settings
- Moisture-resistant packaging helps protect the unused product before application
Technical Specifications
| Specification |
Details |
| Brand |
BSN |
| Product Range |
Gypsona |
| Product Type |
Plaster of Paris Casting Bandage |
| Width |
10 cm |
| Length |
2.7 m |
| Fabric Material |
Cotton |
| Coating |
Plaster of Paris and plaster mixture |
| Intended Use |
External rigid immobilisation through casting and/or splinting |
| Applications |
As clinically appropriate for fractures, soft-tissue and joint injuries, and selected orthopaedic procedures |
| Setting Property |
Fast-setting, as described for Gypsona BP |
| Sterility |
Non-sterile |
| Usage |
Single use |
| Intended User |
Qualified healthcare professionals |
| Packaging |
Moisture-resistant packaging described for Gypsona BP |
| Pack Quantity |
As per manufacturer specifications / product listing |
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is BSN Gypsona Bandage used for?
BSN Gypsona is a Plaster of Paris bandage intended for external rigid immobilisation through professional casting and splinting procedures.
2. What is the size of this Gypsona Bandage?
This variant measures 10 cm in width and 2.7 metres in length. The 10 cm × 2.7 m size is listed in Gypsona product documentation.
3. Is BSN Gypsona a Plaster of Paris bandage?
Yes. Gypsona is a plaster bandage made from cotton fabric coated with a plaster mixture.
4. Is BSN Gypsona suitable for fracture immobilisation?
The Gypsona range is intended for external rigid immobilisation, including immobilisation of bone fractures when judged clinically appropriate by qualified healthcare professionals.
5. Does Gypsona set quickly?
Gypsona BP product information describes the bandage as using fast-setting Plaster of Paris to support rapid immobilisation and efficient cast formation.
6. Is BSN Gypsona sterile?
No. BSN product documentation describes Gypsona S plaster bandages as non-sterile.
7. Can BSN Gypsona be used more than once?
No. The product documentation identifies Gypsona plaster bandages as single-use products.
8. Who should apply a Gypsona cast?
BSN documentation states that the product is intended for healthcare professionals. Casting and splinting should therefore be performed by appropriately qualified personnel.
9. Can Gypsona be used for joint or soft-tissue injuries?
The Gypsona range may be used for external immobilisation in the treatment of soft-tissue and joint injuries when considered appropriate by a qualified healthcare professional.
10. How long should a cast made with Gypsona remain in place?
The duration depends on the purpose of treatment and the individual's clinical situation. BSN documentation notes that the treating physician determines the duration of casting or splinting.
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