Finger support
OwnerRalph H. Marxinventor
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Abstract
A support and straightener for finger joint contractures comprising a thin narrow rectangular pliable sheet metal base angularly displaced at one end and having a rigid support aligned with and secured to its bottom surface. The rigid support is angularly displaced from the one end of the base with a threaded aperture extending therethrough. An adjustable screw is threaded through the aperture for engaging with the one end of the base for applying a vernierly adjustable force to the finger joint. A non stretchable strap is mounted around the joint of the finger to be straightened and the support for applying a fixed perpendicular force to the finger at the area effected by the contracture.
Claims3
A finger support of the type used to overcome deformities comprising:
- an elongated rectangular pliable base for supporting a finger having a contracture,
- one end of said base being bent laterally of its longitudinal axis for receiving the joint of the finger having a contracture,
- a rigid support mounted to the underside of said base to extend parallel therewith and having one end thereof angularly displaced from said one end of said base,
- a threaded aperture extending through said one end of said rigid support,
- an adjustable screw threadedly received in said aperture for extending therethrough and engaging with said one end of said base for applying a vernierly adjustable force through said base to said joint of said finger, and
- an adjustable non-stretching band mounted around said joint of the finger to be straightened and said support for applying a fixed perpendicular force to said finger at the area effected by the contracture,
- said adjustable screw engaging said one end of said base at a point spaced from the application of said fixed force of said non-stretching band to said contracture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.