Sterilized before it is packaged, the inflatable splint has been widely tested in hospitals (which pay $6.90 for the arm size, $8.10 for the leg size).

And there was also an inflatable splint. But with his latest creation — a neon-orange toy named Laffy Laffalot — the Newport Beach resident is using a portion of the sales to raise money for ...

Steve Islava came up with his first invention while delivering a baby in an ambulance. It was about 25 years ago. The mother spoke no English, and Islava, then a paramedic in Hawthorne, didn’… ...

And there was also an inflatable splint. But with his latest creation — a neon-orange toy named Laffy Laffalot — the Newport Beach resident is using a portion of the sales to raise money for ...