Orthosis for fixing a shoulder joint

An orthosis for immobilizing a shoulder joint portion of an arm including an upper arm, lower arm, elbow, wrist and hand, of a patient, and consisting essentially of:

• (a) a shoulder strap for being positioned over a contralateral shoulder and extending diagonally across a back torso of the patient, the shoulder strap having a first end to which is attached an elbow receptacle defining a first arm restraint position, the shoulder strap having a second end adapted to extend down from the contralateral shoulder proximate a central area of a front torso of the patient, and including a first fastener device positioned on the shoulder strap proximate the second end;
• (b) a torso/arm strap adapted for extending from the elbow receptacle across the front torso, and including a second fastener device complementary to the first fastener device for connecting with the first fastener device to define a second arm restraint position proximate the central area of the front torso and the hand and wrist of the patient;
• (c) a loop carried by the second end of the shoulder strap and adapted to be looped under and around the hand and wrist area of the arm to support the arm in a laterally-extending position across and adapted to engage the front torso of the patient, the first arm restraint position and the second arm restraint position being adapted to be located proximate the central area of the front of the torso, and the elbow receptacle and the loop laterally spaced-apart from each other when in place on the arm of the patient;
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• (d) whereby the first arm restraint position and the second arm restraint position are adapted to be located proximate the central area of the front of the torso and enable the patient to don, adjust and remove the orthosis without assistance.