Competency information
Details
Assist in the evaluation of manufactured devices suitable for patient use.
Considerations
Dynamic Splint Therapies
- Anatomy and pathology in relation to the skin and thermal injury.
- Patient protocols, management of the burns patient, scar review and scar indexing.
- Keloid scar formation.
- Hypertrophic scar formation.
- Splinting treatment strategies.
- Post burn trauma therapy aetiology and assessment of condition.
- Imaging and impression techniques with and without anaesthetics.
- Cranio- and maxillofacial appliances, neck splints, microstomia appliances and hand splints.
- MHRA procedures.
- Theoretical principles to the construction, fitting and review of patients requiring dynamic splint therapy.
- Risks associated with modifying medical devices.
- Processes and guidelines to minimise risk.
- Practical risk management methodologies in Medical Device Risk Management and Governance.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 4 | Outcome Write a treatment plan for patients who have experienced maxillofacial trauma or have a craniofacial deformities in partnership with the patient, supporting the patient to manage their fear and anxiety, and referring to other support services for advice or alternative/adjunct treatment where appropriate. |
| # 5 | Outcome Discuss and agree treatment plans for a range of patients referred to the unit with maxillofacial trauma or craniofacial deformities with clinical colleagues, the patient and, if appropriate, relatives or carers. |
| # 6 | Outcome Plan, design, manufacture and evaluate dental devices for patients with fractures involving the mandible, maxilla and middle third of the facial skeleton. |
| # 9 | Outcome Manipulate, analyse and interpret 3D digital imaging data of the head and neck, for patients requiring orthognathic surgery. |