Compressible braided mesh finger splint and therapeutic uses thereof
OwnerJoyce D. Murphyinventor
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Abstract
A finger splint and method of providing support for a finger is disclosed. The finger splint can include a braided mesh folded over itself to form a hollow tube having a double wall and having a longitudinal axis. The folded over braided mesh can have a first open end that is flared. The braided mesh, before being folded over, is compressible and after being compressed and released, springs back to its original shape. In accordance with the method of providing support to a finger, a finger is inserted into an open end of a compressible tabular braided mesh splint that has been folded over to form a cylindrical two-walled splint and the splint is pulled onto the finger.
Claims12
A finger splint, comprising:
- a braided mesh folded over itself to form a hollow tube having a double wall and having a longitudinal axis,
- the folded over braided mesh having a first open end that is flared;
- wherein the braided mesh, before being folded over, is compressible and after being compressed and released, springs back to its original shape.
A method of providing support to a finger, comprising inserting a finger into an open end of a compressible tubular braided mesh splint that has been folded over to form a cylindrical two-walled splint and pulling the splint on the finger.
The method of claim 11, wherein the open end is an end where the splint has been folded over.
The method of claim 12, wherein the open end is flared.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.