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US 2006/0149180 A1Published application
Low-profile, radial nerve splint with interchangeable resilient digit extensor elements
OwnerCarolyn Pheleninventor
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The invention is directed toward a low-profile, simple, orthotic glove with wrist support attachment for treating loss or impairment of extensor and/or flexor muscle function in the upper extremities, particularly in the hands and fingers, due to a peripheral neuropathy. The glove is attractive, comfortable, easy to use, inexpensive to produce, and can be used with or without the wrist support attachment. The glove has channels or tunnels into which interchangeable resilient digit extensor elements, or stays, of varying resiliency are placed such that stays of greater or lesser resiliency can be inserted if the degree of the patient's extensor muscle control changes, or the medical practitioner in charge decides that there is a need to change the amount of resiliency in the resilient digit extensor elements and exercise treatment regimens.
An orthotic glove for treating radial or peripheral nerve damage, comprising:
The retail package of claim 21, where the retail package comprises at least one other glove, wherein at least one of the gloves is configured for wearing on a right hand and at least one of the gloves is configured for wearing on a left hand, and, optionally, at least one wrist support.
A method for treatment of a full or partial loss of extensor function for one or more digits of a hand, the method comprising placing an orthotic glove on a hand of a subject who suffers from full or partial loss of extensor function for one or more digits of the hand, thereby compensating for full or partial loss of extensor function for one or more digits of the hand, where such glove comprises:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.