Slit sleeve wrist support

Details Slit sleeve wrist support Slit sleeve wrist support

1995-11-22

1998-03-17

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Bandage structure

Support covering

602 21, 128878, A61F 504, A61F 1300

Patent

active

057280592

ABSTRACT:
A slit sleeve wrist support includes a sheet of elastic fabric that is wrapped around the wrist and hand and fastened with hook and loop fastener straps. The sheet has a proximal edge to be positioned around the arm and a distal edge to be positioned at the hand near the fingers. Each of the lateral edges is formed with a inward curved space near the distal end to accommodate the user's thumb. The curvature at each lateral edge defines opposed, laterally extending thumb tabs at the distal end of the sheet. Two elongated pockets are sewn on a surface of the sheet, one pocket near each of the lateral edges, and extend from the proximal to the distal edges. The pockets are formed to contain a removable, rigid support splint of metal or plastic formed with a curvature to conform to the user's wrist and palm. The splint is inserted in one of the pockets depending on which wrist the slit sleeve is being worn. One of the pockets is covered with hook and loop fastener material cooperable with the fastener material on the plurality of fastening tabs. The fastening tabs are attached the opposite lateral edge.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3327703 (1967-06-01), Gamm
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patent: 4883073 (1989-11-01), Aziz
patent: 4944766 (1990-07-01), Williams
patent: 5014689 (1991-05-01), Meunchen et al.

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