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US5020515:
Inflatable hand splint
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Mann, Donaerl B.; St. Petersburg, FL
Baras, David; St. Petersburg, FL
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| Assignee: |
D'Mannco, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL
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| Published / Filed: |
1991-06-04
/ 1990-11-13
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| Application Number: |
US1990000612319
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 5/058;
Core:
A61F 5/04;
IPC-7:
A61F 5/04;
A61H 1/02;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
601/040;
128/DIG.020;
602/021;
Original:
128/026;
128/087.R;
128/DIG.20;
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| Field of Search: |
128/025,26,DIG. 20,77,87 R,878,879
273/54 B,54 R
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| Priority Number: |
| 1990-11-13 |
US1990000612319 |
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| Abstract: |
An inflatable hand splint for treatment of patient with arthritic or stroke paralyzed wrists employs a pliable soft vinyl two ply sheet enclosing at a first end an air bladder. The air bladder has an external air valve for attaching to a hand operated air pump. The second end of the soft sheet extends downwardly along the underside of the patient's wrist and is strapped to the patient's forearm with a pair of straps engaged by hook and loop material. A front end of a hard plastic support member is inserted between the fingers and palmer portion of the patient's hand. The rear end of the support member is located below the soft pliable sheet and is also strapped to the patient's forearm. The air bladder is inserted under the patient's finger tips and inflated to move the fingers away from the palmer region.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Larson, Herbert W. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hafer, Robert A.; Brown, Michael
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First Claim:
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Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:
1. An inflatable hand splint comprising
- a soft two-ply sheet having an inflatable first end sealed off from a second end, the first end having an air valve connectable to a hand operated air pump to provide a source of air to inflate the first end,
- a pair of connectable strap ends integral with each opposite side of the first end of the soft sheet to tightly attach around a clinched fist,
- a flat stiff sheet substantially conforming in width to a patient's wrist and forearm located in parallel alignment with the soft sheet, at least two straps each having means to connect together at oppositely connecting ends attached to an exterior surface of the stiff sheet and the soft sheet located adjacent an interior surface of the stiff sheet and between the stiff sheet and a wrist and forearm of a patient, the straps being wound around and connected at each end to hold the stiff and soft sheets in position around a forearm of a patient,
- the deflated first end of the soft sheet being located between contorted fingertips and palmer portion of the hand of the patient and the first end of the soft sheet when inflated causing the patient's fingers to move away from the palmer region of the hand.
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