Hand and hand and wrist brace

Details Hand and hand and wrist brace Hand and hand and wrist brace

1993-03-01

1994-01-18

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

A61F 504

Patent

active

052795454

ABSTRACT:
A wrist brace to be worn on a user's forearm and hand so as to limit the range of motion of the user's wrist, the brace including a forearm member and a hand member, the forearm member including an elongate, rigid, yet resilient rear sheath adapted to be tightened about the forearm of a user, and the hand member including a rigid, yet resilient front sheath adapted to be tightened about the hand of a user, the front sheath and rear sheath being hingedly secured to one another so as to enable movement of the hand member relative to the forearm member, and accordingly, movement of the wrist of the user, to be regulated by at least one strap extending from the forearm member and at least one retaining loop protruding from the hand member, the strap on the forearm member being structured and disposed to pass through the loop on the hand member and be adjustably tightened utilizing a hook and loop fastener on an exposed surface of the strap.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4088318 (1978-05-01), Massman
patent: 4765319 (1988-08-01), Finnieston et al.

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