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US 5,403,268 AGranted
Arm support
AssigneeMed-Techna, Inc.
InventorRichard Clement
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Abstract
An arm support comprises a shoulder saddle and an arm cuff for suspending the arm with a plurality of suspension straps extending between the cuff and saddle for unloading the weight of the arm from the shoulder joint while the plurality of straps permit a wide range of motion of the shoulder joint and positive support for the arm.
Claims11
An arm support for suspending the arm of the user below a user's shoulder joint, said support comprising:
- a shoulder saddle,
- an arm cuff having a high friction inner surface for contact with the arm of the user, and
- a plurality of adjustable straps extending between the shoulder saddle and the arm cuff for unloading the weight of the arm from the shoulder joint, said plurality of straps being pivotally attached to said shoulder saddle and permitting a large range of motion of said shoulder joint.
In an arm support having a shoulder saddle and an arm cuff spaced from said saddle and constructed and arranged to surround and support the upper arm of a user, the improvement comprising
- a plurality of straps connected between said shoulder saddle and said arm cuff, each of said straps having first means for permitting rotational movement of said arm cuff with respect to said shoulder saddle upon adjustment of said straps as well as predetermined positioning toward and away from said saddle, and in addition, each of said straps having separate means for movement of said arm cuff towards and away from said saddle as desired with adjustment of said straps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.