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US 12,648,871 B2Granted
Adjustable finger splint
OwnerAndrew C. Skeltoninventor
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Abstract
An adjustable finger splint having a main body and slide. The slide configured to move relative to the main body to apply variable pressure to an injured finger to cause the injured finger to extend or straighten. The main body is movably coupled to a palmar support and at least a portion of a finger cradle to support the palm and metacarpophalangeal joint during use.
Claims20
An adjustable finger splint comprising:
- a main body including a frame, a back portion of a finger cradle, and a slide platform, the frame including a first side wall and a second side wall, the back portion of the finger cradle and the slide platform coupled between the first side wall and the second slide wall and defining a first opening for receiving a slide moveable with respect to the main body through the first opening;
- a front portion of the finger cradle hingeably coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall of the frame, the front portion defining a second opening for receiving an injured finger;
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- a palmar support hingeably coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall of the frame and defining a platform configured to support a palm of a user.
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An adjustable finger splint, comprising:
- a main body defined by:
- a frame having a first side wall and a second side wall;
- a back portion of a finger cradle coupled between the first side wall and the second side wall;
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- a slide platform coupled between the first side wall and the second side wall below the back portion of the finger cradle to define a first opening;
- a front portion of the finger cradle movably coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall parallel to the back portion of the finger cradle, the front portion of the finger cradle defining a second opening and hingeably coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall of the frame;
- a palmar support movably coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall and defining a metacarpophalangeal platform to support a palm of a user, the palmar support extending outward from the frame in a direction opposite the front portion of the finger cradle and hingeably coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall of the frame;
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- a slide moveable with respect to the main body through the first opening, the slide including a head, the head having a predefined curvature.
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An adjustable finger splint comprising:
- a main body including a frame, a back portion of a finger cradle, and a slide platform, the frame including a first side wall and a second side wall, the back portion of the finger cradle and the slide platform coupled between the first side wall and the second slide wall and defining a first opening;
- a front portion of the finger cradle hingeably coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall of the frame, the front portion defining a second opening for receiving an injured finger;
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- a palmar support hingeably coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall of the frame and defining a platform to support a palm of a user;
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- a slide adjustable within the first opening and having a substantially linear body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.