Apparatus and method of use for a wrist extension brace
AssigneeSemler Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBenz Philip, Robert Henry Niemeyer, III, Matthew Semler
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of use for a wrist extension brace, intended to be used to position, secure, stabilize, and extend a patient's wrist for the purpose of assisting cannulation of blood vessels in the wrist and forearm. The apparatus generally includes a frame having a fixed dorsiflexion angle and means for cushioning a patient's hand, wrist and forearm and means of attaching such to the wrist extension brace. The method of use includes the steps of attaching the apparatus to a patient's wrist and adjusting it after such attachment.
Claims20
A wrist extension brace including at least one of a frame, a cushion pad, and a strap for use in extending a wrist and securing and stabilizing a hand, a forearm and said wrist for the purpose of assisting in the cannulation of a blood vessel in said wrist, the frame having a fixed dorsiflexion angle in the range of 10° and 60°.
A cushion pad for use with a wrist extension brace that is removably attachable to a frame of said wrist extension brace.
A method of use of a wrist extension brace which includes the following steps:
- i) a hand is placed onto said brace with its palmar aspect facing up and its dorsal aspect placed flat, directly onto the brace;
- ii) the hand is secured onto the brace by placing a hand strap such that it extends across the palm of the hand, from the thumb MCP or thumb proximal phalanx, crossing the little finger MCP to hold the hand flat on the brace, and the forearm is secured onto the brace by placing a forearm strap such that it crosses over the forearm;
- iii) the forearm and hand straps are firmly secured to the brace using an attachment means or tie-down holes on the brace.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.