Hand shield
OwnerBertha E. Jesseninventor
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Abstract
A hand shield for a patient comprising an element of flexible but stiff material adapted to be rolled into an open ended generally fustro-conical shape The element has a wrist wrap at the smaller end thereof. Cooperative releasable fastening means are disposed along the edges of the element and arranged to hold said element in said generally fustro-conical shape. Means are provided for fastening the wrist wrap about the wrist of a patient. An aperture is defined in the element intermediate the ends and sides thereof to permit passage of one or more needles there through to the back of a hand of a patient. The element is sufficiently long so as to extend beyond the fingers of the patient to prevent the fingers from grasping an object beyond the opening.
Claims10
A hand shield for a patient comprising an element of flexible, but stiff, material of generally trapezoidal shape adapted to be formed into a frustro-conical configuration open at both ends, said element having large and small base edges formed on radii and opposed side edges ioining said base edges, said element having a wrist wrap adjacent said smaller base edge thereof, cooperative releasable fastening means along the side edges of said element arranged to hold said element in said generally frustro-conical shape with said larger base edge defining an opening into the interior of said element, means for fastening said wrist wrap about the wrist of a patient, said element being of sufficient length to extend a distance beyond the fingers of a patient so as to prevent use of the fingers to grasp an object beyond said opening of said element and an aperture defined in said element intermediate the base edges and side edges thereof and positioned to permit passage of one or more needles therethrough to the back of a hand of a patient.
A hand shield for a patient comprising a sheet of flexible, but stiff, material adapted to be rolled into a generally frustro-conical shape, said element having long and short end edges, said long end edge defining an opening at the larger end thereof when said element is rolled into said generally frustro-conical shape, said short end edge defining a smaller opening when said element is rolled into said generally frustro-conical shape and having means for attaching said element about the wrist of a patient at the smaller opening thereof, said element having spaced apart side edges joining said end edges, cooperative releasable fastening means disposed along said side edges and arranged to hold said element in said generally frustro-conical shape, said element being sufficiently long to extend beyond the fingers of the patient to prevent the fingers from grasping an object beyond said larger open end.
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