US 10,765,547 B2 · Wrist brace for protecting integrity of the carpal tunnel

Abstract

A wrist brace for providing temporary comfort to sufferers of wrist pain. The wrist brace ovates the carpal tunnel through a pair of crisscrossing guylines each independently anchored on a wrist strap. One guyline hooks to the pinky finger and the other guyline hooks to the thumb. The guylines overlap at an “X” that is offset from the wrist strap over the palm. The anchor points of the guylines can be independently moved to change the tensions there along. The guylines can be used in conjunction with popular wrist-worn devices and jewelry or a dedicated wrist strap fitted with a hook-and-loop faster system.

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Dependent claims

A wrist brace apparatus for ovating the carpal tunnel of a user having a wrist and a hand, the hand having a radial side associated with a thumb thereof and an ulnar side associated with a pinky finger thereof, said apparatus comprising:

a wrist strap configured to encircle the wrist of a user,
a radial guyline operative to exert a tensile force along a radial vector in-between the user's thumb and said wrist strap, and
an ulnar guyline operative to exert a tensile force along an ulnar vector in-between the user's pinky finger and said wrist strap,
wherein said ulnar guyline has an ulnar anchor directly attached to said wrist strap, and said radial guyline has a radial anchor directly attached to said wrist strap, and
wherein a portion of said ulnar anchor directly interlocks with a portion of said radial anchor on said wrist strap.

2 more elements

a wrist strap configured to encircle the wrist of a user,
a radial guyline operative to exert a tensile force along a radial vector in-between the user's thumb and said wrist strap, and
an ulnar guyline operative to exert a tensile force along an ulnar vector in-between the user's pinky finger and said wrist strap,
wherein said ulnar guyline has an ulnar anchor directly attached to said wrist strap, and said radial guyline has a radial anchor directly attached to said wrist strap, and
wherein said ulnar anchor comprises an elongated strip of a flexible material having an outwardly-facing surface and an opposite inwardly-facing surface, at least a portion of said inwardly-facing surface of said ulnar anchor having the hook portion of a hook-and-loop fastener system and configured to selectively attach to said loop portion on said exposed surface of said wrist strap, at least a portion of said outwardly-facing surface of said ulnar anchor having the loop portion of a hook-and-loop fastener system, and wherein said radial anchor comprises an elongated strip of a flexible material having an outwardly-facing surface and an opposite inwardly-facing surface, at least a portion of said inwardly-facing surface of said radial anchor having the hook portion of a hook-and-loop fastener system and configured to selectively attach to said loop portion on said exposed surface of said wrist strap, at least a portion of said outwardly-facing surface of said radial anchor having the loop portion of a hook-and-loop fastener system.

2 more elements

a wrist strap configured to encircle the wrist of a user,
an ulnar guyline operative to exert a tensile force along an ulnar vector in-between the user's pinky finger and said wrist strap, said ulnar guyline having an ulnar anchor directly attached to said wrist strap, said ulnar anchor comprising an elongated strip of a flexible material fitted with a hook-and-loop fastener system, said ulnar guyline including a pinky tension element extending from said ulnar anchor to a distal end, said pinky tension element including a pinky hook attached to said distal end of said pinky tension element, said pinky tension element being fabricated from a monolithic elastic cord with said pinky hook comprising an eye formed integrally from said elastic cord,
a radial guyline operative to exert a tensile force along a radial vector in-between the user's thumb and said wrist strap, said radial guyline having a radial anchor directly attached to said wrist strap, said radial anchor comprising an elongated strip of a flexible material fitted with a hook-and-loop fastener system, said radial guyline including a thumb tension element extending from said radial anchor to a distal end, said thumb tension element including a thumb hook attached to said distal end of said thumb tension element, said thumb tension element being fabricated from a monolithic elastic cord with said thumb hook comprising an eye formed integrally from said elastic cord, and
said pinky tension element and said thumb tension element overlapping one another at a cross-over point spaced apart from said wrist strap.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

15/953,745Filed 16 Apr 2018 · us provisional application

Priority

19 Apr 2017

Published

US 2018/0303651 A125 Oct 2018

Granted

8 Sep 2020

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

A61F 5/0118
Without articulation: for the arms, hands or fingers
A44B 13/0029
Hook or eye fasteners: characterised by their way of fastening to the support
A61F 13/104
Specially adapted for fingers, hands or arms; Finger-stalls; Nail-protectors: for the hands or fingers
A61F 13/107
Specially adapted for fingers, hands or arms; Finger-stalls; Nail-protectors: for wrist support ; Compression devices for tennis elbow

Abstract

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Dependent claims

a wrist strap configured to encircle the wrist of a user,
a radial guyline operative to exert a tensile force along a radial vector in-between the user's thumb and said wrist strap, and
an ulnar guyline operative to exert a tensile force along an ulnar vector in-between the user's pinky finger and said wrist strap,
wherein said ulnar guyline has an ulnar anchor directly attached to said wrist strap, and said radial guyline has a radial anchor directly attached to said wrist strap, and
wherein a portion of said ulnar anchor directly interlocks with a portion of said radial anchor on said wrist strap.

2 more elements

a wrist strap configured to encircle the wrist of a user,
a radial guyline operative to exert a tensile force along a radial vector in-between the user's thumb and said wrist strap, and
an ulnar guyline operative to exert a tensile force along an ulnar vector in-between the user's pinky finger and said wrist strap,
wherein said ulnar guyline has an ulnar anchor directly attached to said wrist strap, and said radial guyline has a radial anchor directly attached to said wrist strap, and
wherein said ulnar anchor comprises an elongated strip of a flexible material having an outwardly-facing surface and an opposite inwardly-facing surface, at least a portion of said inwardly-facing surface of said ulnar anchor having the hook portion of a hook-and-loop fastener system and configured to selectively attach to said loop portion on said exposed surface of said wrist strap, at least a portion of said outwardly-facing surface of said ulnar anchor having the loop portion of a hook-and-loop fastener system, and wherein said radial anchor comprises an elongated strip of a flexible material having an outwardly-facing surface and an opposite inwardly-facing surface, at least a portion of said inwardly-facing surface of said radial anchor having the hook portion of a hook-and-loop fastener system and configured to selectively attach to said loop portion on said exposed surface of said wrist strap, at least a portion of said outwardly-facing surface of said radial anchor having the loop portion of a hook-and-loop fastener system.

2 more elements

a wrist strap configured to encircle the wrist of a user,
an ulnar guyline operative to exert a tensile force along an ulnar vector in-between the user's pinky finger and said wrist strap, said ulnar guyline having an ulnar anchor directly attached to said wrist strap, said ulnar anchor comprising an elongated strip of a flexible material fitted with a hook-and-loop fastener system, said ulnar guyline including a pinky tension element extending from said ulnar anchor to a distal end, said pinky tension element including a pinky hook attached to said distal end of said pinky tension element, said pinky tension element being fabricated from a monolithic elastic cord with said pinky hook comprising an eye formed integrally from said elastic cord,
a radial guyline operative to exert a tensile force along a radial vector in-between the user's thumb and said wrist strap, said radial guyline having a radial anchor directly attached to said wrist strap, said radial anchor comprising an elongated strip of a flexible material fitted with a hook-and-loop fastener system, said radial guyline including a thumb tension element extending from said radial anchor to a distal end, said thumb tension element including a thumb hook attached to said distal end of said thumb tension element, said thumb tension element being fabricated from a monolithic elastic cord with said thumb hook comprising an eye formed integrally from said elastic cord, and
said pinky tension element and said thumb tension element overlapping one another at a cross-over point spaced apart from said wrist strap.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Wrist brace for protecting integrity of the carpal tunnel

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Wrist brace for protecting integrity of the carpal tunnel

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