Undertaking
Patent
1986-10-03
1988-09-20
Stouffer, Richard T.
Undertaking
128 26, 128 77, 128 87R, A63B 2300
Patent
active
047720123
ABSTRACT:
A postoperative dynamic splint for controlled mobilization of a digit following tendon repair consists of a supportive brace assembly, having an attachment member for attachment of said brace assembly to the distal portion of the arm and the proximal portion of the hand and a tensioning unit which comprises a housing mounted on the supportive brace assembly, a spiral torsion spring mounted at one end to said housing and terminating at its other end to a work arm, which extends out of said housing. The work arm attaches to a rubber band, which is trained under a rotatable roller, mounted on a bracket attached to said brace assembly and at the other end to a connecting member, such as a nail cover, for the affected digit. This allows for extension and flexion of the recuperating digit, so as to prevent adhesion of the tendon to the tendon sheath during the healing process and thus insure full use of the digit after healing.
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Price William R.
Stouffer Richard T.
The Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Micro-Surgery,
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