Surgery – Truss – Perineal
Patent
1989-12-14
1991-10-29
Bahr, Robert
Surgery
Truss
Perineal
128845, 128878, 297466, 297DIG4, A61F 510, A61F 537
Patent
active
050606387
ABSTRACT:
A hand and forearm orthotic device for attachment to the hand and forearm of chronically ill, elderly, handicapped, comatose or debilitated patients. The device comprises a block member, preferably formed of flexible foam or other soft material, said block member incorporating a retainer strap operative to hold a human forearm in a first position thereon. A hand support member is also connected to and/or incorporated in the block member so as to support the hand when the forearm is positioned on top of the block member. The hand support member may be adjustable so as to provide for varying degrees of movement or dorsiflexion of the hand. A longitudinal groove may be formed on the underside of the block member to facilitate placement of the block member on a wheelchair arm or other structure. One or more locking apparatus may be positioned within the longitudinal grooves so as to lock or deter removal of the block member from the wheelchair arm or other structure.
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Photocopies of 4 pages from Fred Sammons, Inc. Catalog.
Photocopies of 3 Pages from "Pictorial Reference Manual of Orthotics and Prosthetics", published by American Orthotics & Prosthetics Association.
Bahr Robert
Capra Resources, Inc.
Dvorak Linda C. M.
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