Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1993-10-25
1995-04-04
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 4, 128DIG19, A61F 500
Patent
active
054032687
ABSTRACT:
An arm support comprises a shoulder saddle and an arm cuff for suspending the arm with a plurality of suspension straps extending between the cuff and saddle for unloading the weight of the arm from the shoulder joint while the plurality of straps permit a wide range of motion of the shoulder joint and positive support for the arm.
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Apley Richard J.
Dvorak Linda C. M.
Med-Techna, Inc.
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