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US 5,205,812 AGranted
Hand splint
AssigneeL'Nard Associates, Inc.
InventorConstance V. Wasserman
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Abstract
A contour hand splint having an elongated base member for attachment to the forearm and wrist of a patient, with a lower end terminating adjacent the patient's fingers. A crossbar extends across the lower end of the base member. A resilient pad extends along the inner surface of the base member, and a flexible resilient pad member is wrapped around the crossbar to receive and support the curved fingers of a patient suffering from finger contractures. Strap means secured to the base member with fasteners thereon secure the splint to the patient's arm and wrist.
Claims4
A contour hand splint, comprising,
- an elongated base member having a length extending from an upper end to a lower end, with the upper end being normally positioned adjacent the forearm of a patient, and the lower end positioned adjacent to the palm of a patient's hand, said length supporting the patient's wrist between said upper and lower ends,
- means for securing said base member to the patient's arm,
- a cross member of integral construction with said base member on the lower end of said base member and being at right angles to the length thereof,
- a single pad member on said base member and being positioned between said base member and the forearm, wrist and palm of the patient,
- said pad member having a lower end forming a finger pad means wrapped around said crossbar so that the fingers of the patient can partially encircle said crossbar to resist contracture of the fingers,
- and releasable means on said finger pad means detachably maintaining said finger pad means in its wrapped position on said crossbar;
- said releasable means comprising tabs wrapped around said crossbar on opposite sides of said base member.
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