Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1998-03-16
1999-03-02
Dvorak, Linda C. M.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
400715, 84469, A61F 500, B41J 2900
Patent
active
058763627
ABSTRACT:
A support system for a user of a computer keyboard or for a person performing other manual tasks of extended duration includes a pair of supports which are positioned proximate to respective ends of the keyboard. A rod is supported between the pair of supports to provide a horizontal guide rail. Two pairs of rollers roll along the upper portion of the rod to provide a pair of trolleys from which are suspended a pair of independently moveable wrist cradles. When the user places his or her wrists in the cradles, the hands and lower arms are supported above the keyboard or other work surface so that the user is assisted in supporting the weight of his or her arms and hands. The cradles can be moved horizontally from left to right and vice versa as well as arcuately as the user's hands are moved closer to and farther from the user's body. Thus, the user is able to move his or her hands freely over the computer keyboard or other work surface even if the user does not have sufficient muscle tone to adequately support his or her arms for extended duration.
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