Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1992-01-13
1993-04-27
Hafer, Robert A.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 20, 602 21, 128878, A61F 500, A61F 537
Patent
active
052058123
ABSTRACT:
A contour hand splint having an elongated base member for attachment to the forearm and wrist of a patient, with a lower end terminating adjacent the patient's fingers. A crossbar extends across the lower end of the base member. A resilient pad extends along the inner surface of the base member, and a flexible resilient pad member is wrapped around the crossbar to receive and support the curved fingers of a patient suffering from finger contractures. Strap means secured to the base member with fasteners thereon secure the splint to the patient's arm and wrist.
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Brown Michael
Hafer Robert A.
L'Nard Associates, Inc.
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