US 7,563,236 B2Granted

Shoulder sling with support pillow and pouch

AssigneeDjo, LLC

InventorsAndy Kazmierczak, Stephen J. Snyder, Eric McCarty, Colin S. Gregersen, Nancy Halchuk, Alfredo Cesena

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Abstract

A shoulder sling is provided for the treatment of, for example, gleno-humeral dislocations and subluxations, capsular shifts, postoperative rotator cuff repair, postoperative Bankart procedures and soft tissue strains and repairs. The sling includes a support pillow abuts the wearer's torso, and a pouch that receives the wearer's arm. A plurality of straps suspend the pillow and pouch from the wearer's non-treatment shoulder. One of the straps prevents the pillow from shifting relative to the user, thus securely maintaining the wearer's arm at desired angles of abduction and external rotation. The pillow further includes an attached exercise grip and an indicator line that aids a physician in properly fitting the sling to the wearer.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A shoulder sling for supporting a wearer's arm at desired angles of abduction and external rotation, the sling comprising:

a support pillow including a contoured medial surface for abutting the wearer's torso, and a lateral surface for operatively contacting and supporting the wearer's arm;
a pouch for receiving and at least partially enclosing the wearer's forearm;
and
a plurality of straps for securing the support pillow and the pouch to the wearer;
wherein
a distance between anterior edges of the medial and lateral surfaces is substantially greater than a distance between posterior edges of the medial and lateral surfaces, wherein one of the plurality of straps comprises an anti-rotation strap that extends from an anterior edge of a shoulder pad to the support pillow adjacent the posterior edge of the medial surface.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.