Clavicle fracture infant brace
AssigneeSprossentech, LLC
InventorKirsten Quist
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes an infant brace for treating an infant with a fractured clavicle. The infant brace includes a torso portion for receiving the donning infant's torso, and an arm portion for receiving the donning infant's arm on the side coinciding with the fractured clavicle. The infant brace is formed from an elastic netting material. The infant brace provides effective immobilization of the infant's affected upper arm while minimizing risks of over-heating or causing pressure sores.
Claims19
An infant brace for treating a fractured clavicle of a donning infant, the infant brace comprising:
- a torso portion configured in size and shape to receive a torso of the donning infant, the torso portion having a tubular formation with openings on each end of the torso portion;
- an arm portion configured in size and shape to receive an arm of the donning infant on a side of the infant corresponding to the fractured clavicle, the arm portion having a tubular formation with openings on each end of the arm portion,
- wherein the arm portion is joined to the torso portion along a first seam with the arm portion being disposed outside of the torso portion, and wherein lengths of the torso portion and the arm portion between their openings are oriented so as to be substantially parallel to one another;
- and wherein the infant brace omits fasteners.
An infant brace for treating a fractured clavicle of a donning infant, the infant brace comprising:
- a torso portion configured in size and shape to receive a torso of the donning infant, the torso portion having a continuous, tubular formation with openings on each end of the torso portion;
- an arm portion joined to the torso portion, the arm portion configured in size and shape to receive an arm of the donning infant on a side of the infant corresponding to the fractured clavicle, the arm portion having a continuous, tubular formation with openings on each end of the arm portion, the arm portion extending along an exterior of the torso portion so as to be generally parallel with the torso portion as the arm portion and the torso portion extend between their respective openings;
- wherein the torso portion and arm portion are formed of an elastic netting material, and
- wherein the infant brace has elasticity such that a circumference of the torso portion and a circumference of the arm portion vary by a factor of about 1.5 to 4 between a non-stretched configuration and a stretched configuration;
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- and wherein the infant brace omits fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.