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US 10,864,105 B2Granted
Orthopedic wrist brace and splint
OwnerSarah Dillinghaminventor
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Abstract
An orthopedic cock-up wrist brace and splint for people with arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, sprains, fractures, tendonitis, repetitive strain injury, osteoporosis, or other wrist injury. The splint having a specially designed hourglass shape formed using medical fit data in addition to established sizing data and refined after comprehensive studies and testing. The splint supplied as a stand-alone product or as part of a wrist brace system.
Claims16
A splint, comprising:
- a generally hourglass shape including an upper section and a lower section that are connected by a waistline, a distal end, a proximal end, and a concave interfacing surface ending at a top of the upper section configured to keep a hand and a wrist of a user in a medically correct cock-up position, the splint having an angled bend upward from the lower section, the upper section having an asymmetrical shape characterized by a first side curve contour and a second side curve contour opposite of the first side curve contour, the first side curve contour greater than the second side curve contour, the first side curve contour extending vertically beyond the second side curve contour at the top of the upper section.
A splint supporting system, comprising:
- a splint, the splint having a generally hourglass shape including an upper section and a lower section that are connected by a waistline, a distal end, a proximal end, and a concave interfacing surface ending at a top of the upper section configured to keep a hand and a wrist of a user in the medically correct cock-up position, the splint having one or more airflow passages on the upper section and the lower section of the splint to improve ventilation and removal of moisture from a surface of the user's skin, wherein the one or more airflow passages are perforations formed through the concave interfacing surface;
- a support sleeve, the support sleeve having a dorsal hand section, a palmar hand section, and a wrist section;
- the splint positioned below a top layer of outside fibers of the support sleeve, the splint positioned above one or more layers having moisture-wicking anti-bacterial fibers, the splint having an angled bend upward from the lower section, the angled bend at a 20-30 degree angle, the upper section having an asymmetrical shape characterized by a first side curve contour and a second side curve contour opposite of the first side curve contour, the first side curve contour greater than the second side curve contour.
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