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US 12,605,266 B1Granted
Sheath lacing arrangement and associated carpometacarpal (CMC) thumb brace
AssigneeBullseye Brace, Inc.
InventorJeffrey B Stearns
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Abstract
A thumb brace for a person's hand includes a sheath for partially encircling a back of the hand, a thumb, and a front portion of a palm. The sheath includes two opposing lateral edges, a front edge, and a rear edge. A thumb retaining portion of the sheath has an open distal end adapted to receive the thumb therethrough. A retention mechanism is adapted to pull the two opposing lateral edges of the sheath towards each other to secure the sheath on to the hand. The thumb brace further includes a strap fixed at a first end thereof with the sheath, extending over the first web space of the hand, and fixable with an outside surface of the sheath. The strap and thumb retaining portion of the sheath together limit a range of motion of the thumb and the CMC joint.
Claims14
A sheath for securing about an appendage of a person, comprising:
- the sheath having an outside surface, an interior surface, a front edge, a rear edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge;
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- a lacing arrangement comprising:
- at least one pair of first lace apertures traversing the sheath proximate the first lateral edge of the sheath;
- at least one pair of second lace apertures traversing the sheath proximate the second lateral edge of the sheath;
- a pair of slits traversing the sheath proximate the first lateral edge and between each of the at least one pair of first lace apertures;
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- at least one cord having two opposing ends and threaded through one of the at least one pair of second lace apertures from the outside surface to the interior surface, around the first lateral edge of the sheath and through one of the at least one pair of first lace apertures from the outside surface to the interior surface, through one of the pair of slits from the interior surface to the outside surface, through an other of the pair of slits from the outside surface to the interior surface, through an other of the at least one pair of first lace apertures from the interior surface to the outside surface, around the first lateral edge of the sheath and back through an other of the at least one pair of second lace apertures, the two opposing ends of the at least one cord fixed together with one or more hook-and-loop fastener strips;
- whereby the at least one cord may be pulled from the outside surface between the pair of slits to adjust a length of the at least one cord, the sheath secured about the person's appendage, the one or more hook-and-loop fastener strips pulled tight and secured to the sheath with an attachment mechanism, the sheath thereby being secured to the person's appendage.
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A sheath for securing about an appendage of a person, comprising:
- a sheath having an outside surface, an interior surface, a front edge, a rear edge, a first lateral edge, and a second lateral edge;
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- a lacing arrangement comprising:
- at least one pair of first lace apertures traversing the sheath proximate the first lateral edge of the sheath;
- at least one pair of second lace apertures traversing the sheath proximate the second lateral edge of the sheath;
- a pair of slits traversing the sheath proximate the first lateral edge and between each of the at least one pair of first lace apertures;
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- at least one cord having two opposing ends and threaded through one of the at least one pair of second lace apertures from the outside surface to the interior surface, around the first lateral edge of the sheath and through one of the at least one pair of first lace apertures from the outside surface to the interior surface, through one of the pair of slits from the interior surface to the outside surface, through an other of the pair of slits from the outside surface to the interior surface, through an other of the at least one pair of first lace apertures from the interior surface to the outside surface, around the first lateral edge of the sheath and back through an other of the at least one pair of second lace apertures, the two opposing ends of the at least one cord fixed together with one or more hook-and-loop fastener strips;
- wherein the sheath is configured as a thumb brace adapted to be worn to partially encircle a back of a hand, a thumb, and a front portion of a palm of the hand, the sheath further including a thumb retaining portion having an open distal end adapted to receive the thumb therethrough, a flexible fabric web being disposed between each of two opposing lateral edges of the sheath, the sheath including a moisture wicking spacer fabric material;
- a strap fixed at a first end with the interior surface of the sheath, traversing a strap aperture formed in the sheath, the strap being configured to extend over a first web space of the hand of a user when worn by the user, a second end of the strap fixable with the outside surface of the sheath proximate a palm of the hand when worn by the user;
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- a strap loop adapted to be positioned proximate a region corresponding to a back of a hand when worn by a user and adapted to receive the strap therethrough;
- whereby the at least one cord may be pulled from the outside surface between the pair of slits to adjust a length of the at least one cord, the sheath secured about the person's hand, the one or more hook-and-loop fastener strips pulled tight and secured to the sheath with an attachment mechanism, the strap and thumb retaining portion of the sheath together limiting a range of motion of the first metacarpal and stabilizing the CMC joint.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.