Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1991-08-01
1992-09-15
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 16, A61F 500
Patent
active
051472856
ABSTRACT:
A movable thumb brace is provided preferably having a plurality of hinged sections. The tip section has a relatively rigid casing having an upper surface portion and a tip portion. The tip portion includes an outer liner and an inner liner with the outer liner having a cover. The outer liner and the cover extend downwardly along the tip portion. The outer liner extends downwardly beyond the cover and then curves upwardly to its distal end. The inner liner extends downwardly adjacent the outer liner and has a distal end located between the outer liner distal end and the cover. The tip section also has a thumb surface portion which is secured to the tip portion. Adjacent to the tip section is section having a casing for placement adjacent the upper surface of a thumb with this section having an upper surface portion and sidewall portions. The thumb brace of this invention also has a support brace secured to the sidewalls of the section adjacent the tip section with the support brace also being secured to the upper surface portion of the tip section. The thumb brace also includes a palm brace which is secured to the section adjacent the tip section and a thumb guard which is hingedly secured to both the tip section and the section adjacent to it as well as to the support brace. The thumb brace is secured to the body by a wrist strap.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3631542 (1972-01-01), Potter
patent: 4740126 (1988-04-01), Richter
patent: 4881275 (1989-11-01), Cazares et al.
Apley Richard J.
Weinhoffer Susan L.
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