Splint for supporting an injured limb and/or appendage

A splint configured to support an injured digit of a patient, the splint comprising:

• a band comprising a first end portion, a second end portion, and a middle portion extending between the first end portion and the second end portion of the band;
• at least one elongated member formed from a bendable material at least partially enclosed by the band, the at least one elongated member comprising (i) a first tab on a first latitudinal end of the at least one elongated member capable of being bent along a bending line transverse to a longitudinal axis of the middle portion of the band, (ii) a second tab on a second latitudinal end of the at least one elongated member capable of being bent along a bending line transverse to the longitudinal axis of the middle portion of the band, and (iii) a middle portion between the first tab and the second tab that extends axially through the band;
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• at least one first perforation through the band sized to receive the first tab of the at least one elongated member and at least one second perforation through the band sized to receive the second tab of the at least one elongated member for securing the first end portion and the second end portion of the band together, thereby providing the splint in a loop configuration sized to wrap around at least a portion of the injured digit,
• wherein, in the loop configuration, the first end portion and the second end portion of the band form an overlapping region for supporting the injured digit in which the first and second end portions are fixed together by the first tab inserted into the at least one first perforation and the second tab inserted into the at least one second perforation, and wherein, in the loop configuration, the splint is configured to be wrapped around at least two supporting digits, which are adjacent to the injured digit, and to support the injured digit on an outwardly facing surface of the overlapping region, with the injured digit moved vertically downward during flexion of a proximal interphalangeal joint, and with the injured digit moved vertically upward during extension of the proximal interphalangeal joint.