Surgery – Body rests – supports or positioners for therapeutic purpose
Patent
1991-10-18
1994-07-19
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Body rests, supports or positioners for therapeutic purpose
128878, 297466, 297DIG4, 602 12, 602 21, A61F 510
Patent
active
053299418
ABSTRACT:
A hand and forearm orthotic device for attachment to the forearm of chronically ill, elderly, handicapped, comatose or deliberated patients. The device comprises a block member, preferably formed of flexible foam or other soft material having a pair of support members releasably attached to the underside thereof. The block member incorporates a pair of retainer straps operative to hold a human forearm in a first position thereon. A hand support assembly is also connected to and/or incorporated in the block member so as to support the hand of the patient when the forearm is positioned on top of the block member. The hand support assembly may be adjustable so as to provide for varying degrees of rotation or dorsiflexion of the hand. A longitudinal groove formed by the support members and the underside of the block member may be used to facilitate placement of the block member on a wheelchair arm or other structure. The orthotic device further includes an optional axillary wedge member or abductor assembly attachable to the forearm support device to abduct the shoulder joint. The wedge member may be adjustable to accomplish varying degrees of abduction.
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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.
Apley Richard J.
Dvorak Linda C. M.
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