Shoulder immobilizer and arm apparatus
AssigneeOssur Iceland Ehf
InventorsMatthew Barrientos, Mark Harman Powell, Asdis Bjornsson, Jane Price, Eugenio Luna
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Abstract
A shoulder immobilizer and arm apparatus are provided for enhanced comfort and ease of use for rehabilitating a shoulder. The shoulder immobilizer includes a double figure-9 strap configuration to support the weight of an injured arm and shoulder comfortably. The shoulder immobilizer can be stepped down for modular construction and use depending on a user's needs. The shoulder immobilizer may be configured to cooperate with a corresponding arm apparatus, including an open-frame sling allowing for elbow extension and a simplified strap configuration.
Claims20
A shoulder immobilizer adapted to immobilize a shoulder of a user and to connect to an arm apparatus, comprising:
- a first portion defining a loop adapted to extend about a contralateral shoulder;
- a second portion including a first belt adapted to extend along an anterior side of the user from a first end of the first portion, and a second belt adapted to extend along a posterior side of the user from a second end of the first portion, the first and second belts arranged for connecting to one another, the first and second belts arranged to couple to one another on an anterior side of the user;
- wherein the second portion is arranged to secure to the arm apparatus;
- wherein the first portion comprises first and second segments forming said loop;
- wherein the first and second segments join at an inferior junction adapted to be positioned at a location proximate a contralateral elbow;
- wherein the first portion and the first belt forms a first “figure-9” strap configuration arranged to extend in the loop about the contralateral shoulder from the inferior junction superiorly over an anterior portion of the contralateral shoulder and about a posterior portion of the contralateral shoulder inferiorly directed to the first belt directed about an anterior side of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.