Surgery – Body rests – supports or positioners for therapeutic purpose
Patent
1994-04-22
1996-01-23
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery
Body rests, supports or positioners for therapeutic purpose
128879, A61G 1500, A61F 537
Patent
active
054858569
ABSTRACT:
A hand immobilizing apparatus is provided for positioning the hand for intra-operative, antero-posterior and lateral views with minimal difficulty in reorienting the hand for each, and to isolate individual fingers for lateral views, so that the image of one finger is not superimposed over the image of an other finger. The apparatus includes a hand-receiving channel member made of radiolucent material. The channel member has a bottom wall joined to two opposing side walls and is sized so that the back of the hand can be placed flat against the bottom wall. The apparatus also includes a block of radiolucent material sized to fit closely between the channel side walls, to hold any single extended finger against the channel bottom wall for lateral examination. The remaining fingers rest against a side face of the block and are curled generally toward the palm of the hand. The block and channel side walls are provided with fastening means which are preferably contact-activated, such as hook and loop fasteners or an adhesive, to removably secure the block within the channel member against the isolated finger during examination. The palm of the hand is preferably held within the channel member by securing straps. The apparatus alternatively includes a stepped support plate having a stepped edge for placing within the channel member so that a single finger rests on each step. As a result, all fingers are laterally isolated simultaneously.
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Hafer Robert A.
Kubler Frank L.
O'Neill Michael
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