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US 2010/0249684 A1Published application
Wrist support
OwnerJames M. Spitzerinventor
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Abstract
A wrist support worn by a user can diminish or eliminate pain, stress, or discomfort on the wrist and hand regions while lifting various objects of size and weight in a repetitive or non-repetitive manner. To this end, the disclosed inventions generally seek to inhibit wrist extension and flexion, and ulnar and radial deviation, by means of a support that transfers forces around the wrist muscles and ligaments onto the larger and stronger muscles of the upper and lower arm.
Claims15
A wrist support comprising:
- a body member sized and shaped to closely fit around the wrist, comprising a palmar portion and a dorsal portion,
- wherein each portion has a distal end, a proximal end, a radial side, an ulnar side, and a thickness;
- the distal end terminating at a point adapted to be positioned below the thumb when worn, and the distal and being curved about the base of the thumb, extending toward the fingers more on the ulnar side than on the radial side, and extending toward the elbow more on the ulnar side than on the radial side;
- the proximal end terminating at a point adapted to be positioned below the wrist crease when worn;
- a pivot connecting the portions and allowing the portions to travel relative to each other;
- and
- a fastener.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.