Universal arm support

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1978-05-11

1980-12-30

Michell, Robert W.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

A61F 540

Patent

active

042417317

ABSTRACT:
A universal arm support or brace is disclosed which is constituted by a half moon or arcuate shaped waist-engaging member secured to the body of the user by a belt and two metal rods supported on the waist-engaging member for angular adjustment relative thereto, extend upwardly to a further arcuate shaped saddle assembly which fits under the upper arm of the user just above the elbow and between the elbow and the shoulder. Each of the stanchions is constituted by a telescoping arrangement which permits adjusting the height of the saddle assembly relative to the waist-engaging member. A first attachment is adjustably secured at the upper end of the stanchions just below and to the saddle assembly and extends outwardly therefrom and has at the remote end a small elbow platform for supporting the user's elbow; a forearm plate is hingedly secured to the elbow platform. A second attachment secured to the saddle by a threaded shaft has a right-angle support for supporting the arm and hand of the user and it is adjustably secured along the supporting arm by a wing nut. The saddle member is constituted by a slitted arcuate tube which has a saddle carrier or slide therein to thereby permit rotation of the saddle relative to the arm support bracket, thereby permitting rotation of the forearm support so that it may be used during times when the patient is lying down. A key feature of the invention is that it is easily adaptable to all user positions so that at all times the arm of the user may be held in an elevated position, and can accommodate both children and adults.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1202698 (1916-10-01), Ford
patent: 1639815 (1927-08-01), Siebrandt
patent: 2172178 (1939-09-01), Rosenberg
patent: 2361102 (1944-10-01), Horne
patent: 3843083 (1973-10-01), Angibaud
Catalog, Orthopedic Equipment, Inc. Bourbon, Ind. 46504, Aeroplane Splint pp. 163-164 copyright 1969.

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