Finger brace
OwnerKeizo Sakamotoinventor
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Abstract
A finger brace for use in the treatment of finger tendovaginitis includes a tape component formed in a band shape of prescribed length and width, an elastically deformable pad provided at a prescribed position along a longitudinal axis of the tape component, and an adhesive part provided on the tape component so as to join the two layers of the tape component to each other when the tape component is wrapped around a intended finger. Owing to a first guideline provided along the longitudinal axis of the tape component offset from the lateral midpoint of the tape component by a prescribed distance, the patient can wear the finger brace at the appropriate position on the affected part.
Claims6
A finger brace, comprising:
- a tape component formed in a band shape having prescribed length and width;
- an elastically deformable pad provided at a prescribed position along a longitudinal axis of the tape component;
- a first guideline provided on a surface of the tape component facing a finger when worn on the finger along the longitudinal axis of the tape component offset from a lateral midpoint of the tape component by a prescribed distance;
- a second guideline extending along a lateral axis of the tape component provided on the pad adjacent to a longitudinal edge of the pad;
- and
- an adhesive part provided on the tape component to join two layers of the tape component to each other when the tape component is wrapped around the finger,
- wherein the pad has a lateral dimension smaller than a lateral dimension of the tape component, and
- wherein the second guideline intersects the first guideline at a right angle on an inner surface of the pad,
- wherein the first guideline is configured to coincide with a joint crease of the finger on the palmar side;
- and
- wherein the second guideline is configured so that a palmar side contour of the finger on which the finger brace is to be worn is aligned with the second guideline.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.