An Adelaide start-up that has created an innovative splint for fractured bones has a struck a distribution deal in South Australia and is now looking to go global.

Fluoro Medical received government funding earlier this year to develop the splint, which is foldable, waterproof and does not need to be removed when x-rays are done.

"It's made from recycled polypropylene sheeting, allowing it to stay on during x-rays, so the patient doesn't have to undergo additional discomfort," creator Scott Blackburn said.

Scott Blackburn (R) developed the splint after his own broken-bones experience. ( Supplied: Flinders University )

Mr Blackburn said that currently, fractured limbs are commonly secured using sling bandages and carboard splints.

He explained that his concept came from personal experience.

"I had a pretty [bad] accident - broke both my arms and my leg - and the ambulance arrived and they treated me with cardboard," he said.

"I thought, 'we're not in a third-world country and our medical [treatments] should be a bit higher than that".

Mr Blackburn worked with Flinders University's Medical Device Partnering Program to develop the splint and has now partnered with St James First Aid to distribute it statewide.

"That's hopefully the first deal of many. We're now starting to look interstate," he said.

"We have just also sent off samples to the United States, as well as South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore, so it is going international now."

The splints will be manufactured at Enfield, creating up to 20 new jobs over the next few years.