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US4850341:
Glove for prophylaxis of carpal tunnel syndrome
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Fabry, John J.; Green Bay, WI 54301
Milson, Bertram I.; Green Bay, WI 54301
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None
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| Published / Filed: |
1989-07-25
/ 1987-04-16
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| Application Number: |
US1987000040441
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| IPC Code: |
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A61F 13/10;
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IPC-7:
A61H 7/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
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601/040;
602/021;
Original:
128/044;
128/077;
002/161.R;
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| Field of Search: |
128/077,87 A
002/016,20,161 R,161 A
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| Priority Number: |
| 1987-04-16 |
US1987000040441 |
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| Abstract: |
A glove effective for preventing or inhibiting carpal tunnel syndrome has a pad disposed therein for protecting the median nerve of a wearer's hand. In a preferred embodiment the pad is secured to the glove body and extends from near the wrist opening of the glove to about the center of the portion of the glove which covers the palm. The pad is made of a resilient flexible material such as foam rubber which is effective to provide protection from vibrations and shocks. Such a glove is light-weight, allows considerable freedom for the fingers and wrist, yet protects the part of the hand between the ball of the thumb and the palm heel from the type of stress which can produce carpal tunnel syndrome.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Foley & Lardner ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Burr, Edgar S.; Pham, Huong Q.
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. A glove effective for inhibiting carpal tunnel syndrome in the hand of the wearer who grasps and uses an implement with the hand on which said glove is worn, comprising:
- a flexible glove body including a wrist cuff, and a glove front and back defining therebetween a rear wrist opening, a front finger opening subdivided into finger openings by a series of spaced-apart loops each attached at opposite ends thereof to said glove front and said glove back, and a side thumb opening, said glove front including a palm heel portion and a thumb portion, said wrist cuff configured for disposition about a wearer's wrist immediately adjacent the wearer's palm heel when said glove is worn by a wearer; and
- a flexible protective pad secured to said glove front between said palm heel portion and thumb portion, said pad being elongated in the lengthwise direction of said glove front, said pad having a thickness in the range of 0.2-2 cm, a length between 50% and 90% of the length of said glove front from said wrist cuff to said finger opening, and a width in the range of 0.5 to 0.67 of the width of said wrist cuff when said glove is laid flat, said pad having a tapered shape which converges toward said finger openings and said glove when worn by the wearer terminating at said wrist cuff immediately adjacent the wearer's palm heel, said pad being generally laterally aligned with said thumb opening and having a generally rectangular rear end portion adjoining said wrist cuff.
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GB0220467
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1924-08 |
A41D 19/015
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OXFORD BIOMEDICA (UK) LIMITED
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| Other References: |
Nissenbaum, et al., "Journal of Hand Surgery", Nov. 1980, pp. 544-547.
(4 pages)
Excerpt entitled "Carpal Tunnel Exploration and Release", pp. 191-193.
Sebright, "Occupational Health and Safety", Sep. 1986, p. 18 et seq.
Rubatex, "Fabric Lined Wet Suit Materials", 2 pages.
"Rubatex Closed Cell Rubber and Vinyl Sheets", p. 107.
"Sorbethane: Solutions Materialized", 3 pages.
"The Vibration Isolation Effectiveness of `Sorbethane`, Mitts", 3 pages, 2 tables, 13 figures.
Saranac Catalog.
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