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My first patent: goodbye plaster
April 12, 2016By Sue Casement/3M Storyteller
My first patent: goodbye plaster
Matt Scholz has never been motivated by patents. Still, astoundingly, he has authored nearly 150 for 3M in the US – so far. "I've always wanted to be involved in health care, help patients," he says. "So that's what I've always been focused on."
Now, Matt's first invention is 25 years old and it continues to help both patients and health care providers. The primary solution to set broken limbs was once plaster casts. Matt and his team developed Scotchcast Plus, which is easier for technicians to apply, more convenient for doctors to X-ray through and lighter for patients to wear.My first patent: goodbye plaster
Matt Scholz has never been motivated by patents. Still, astoundingly, he has authored nearly 150 for 3M in the US – so far. "I've always wanted to be involved in health care, help patients," he says. "So that's what I've always been focused on."
3M CASTING
Now, Matt's first invention is 25 years old and it continues to help both patients and health care providers. The primary solution to set broken limbs was once plaster casts. Matt and his team developed Scotchcast Plus, which is easier for technicians to apply, more convenient for doctors to X-ray through and lighter for patients to wear.
"We spent a lot of time going out to cast technicians and doctors' offices learning about what they wanted. We do it routinely now, but it was new ground then."MATT SCHOLZ3M CORPORATE SCIENTIST, HEALTH CARE
