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US 8,784,348 B2Granted
Splint assembly for positioning of the hand
AssigneeSaebo, Inc.
InventorsJohn F. Farrell, Henry Hoffman
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Abstract
A hand splint includes a forearm component, a strut mounted on the forearm component, and a hand component mounted on the strut such that a spacing is defined between the hand component and the forearm component. The hand component is configured to receive the volar surface of at least one of the digits of a user's hand and may include a resilient section for generating a continuous restoring force in response to bending.
Claims20
A hand splint comprising:
- (a) a forearm component configured to attach to a person's forearm such that a distal end of the forearm component is located proximate the person's wrist and such that the forearm component extends up the person's arm;
- (b) a hand component including a first portion and a second portion, the hand component configured to receive, in supporting abutment therewith, a volar surface of at least one of a plurality of digits of the person's hand;
- (c) a palm support component coupling together the forearm component and the hand component, the palm support component comprising,
- (i) a palm support platform, and
- (ii) a first strut attached to and coupling together the forearm component and the palm support platform;
- (d) wherein the palm support platform is mounted to the hand component and is configured to receive, in supporting abutment therewith, a volar surface of a palm of the person's hand;
- (e) wherein the first strut extends from the forearm component such that a spacing is defined between the hand component and the forearm component, the first strut spanning the wrist of the person when the hand splint is donned;
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- (f) wherein the second portion of the hand component comprises a resilient material that, in response to bending, such as during flexion of an abutted digit, generates a continuous restoring force in opposition to such bending, whereby the abutted digit in flexion is urged toward extension.
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A hand splint comprising:
- (a) a forearm component configured to attach to a person's forearm such that a distal end of the forearm component is located proximate the person's wrist and such that the forearm component extends up the person's arm;
- (b) a hand component having a first section configured to receive, in supporting abutment therewith, a volar surface of the palm of the hand, and a second section configured to receive, in supporting abutment therewith, a volar surface of digits 2 through 5 of the person's hand;
- (c) a strut attached to, and coupling together, the forearm component and the hand component, the strut extending from the forearm component such that a spacing is defined between the hand component and the forearm component, whereby the strut spans the wrist of the person when the hand splint is donned;
- (d) wherein the second section of the hand component comprises a resilient material that, in response to bending, such as during flexion of an abutted one of digits 2 through 5 of the hand, generates a continuous restoring force in opposition to such bending, whereby an abutted digit in flexion is urged toward extension;
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- (e) wherein the first section of the hand component comprises a malleable material that does not generate, in response to bending, a continuous restoring force in opposition to such bending, whereby the first section is able to be manually shaped for customizing the abutting support of the hand by the second section of the hand component.
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A hand splint comprising:
- (a) a forearm component configured to attach to a person's forearm such that a distal end of the forearm component is located proximate the person's wrist and such that the forearm component extends up the person's arm;
- (b) a hand component having a first section and a second section, the second section being configured to receive, in supporting abutment therewith, a volar surface of digits 2 through 5 of the person's hand;
- (c) a first strut attached to and coupling together the forearm component and the hand component, the first strut extending from the forearm component such that a spacing is defined between the hand component and the forearm component, whereby the first strut spans the wrist of the person when the hand splint is donned;
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- (d) wherein the second section of the hand component comprises a resilient material that, in response to bending, such as during flexion of an abutted finger, generates a continuous restoring force in opposition to such bending, whereby an abutted finger in flexion is urged toward extension.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.