Patent · US Expired

Adjustable splint

US4485808A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 12, 1982
Grant dateDec 4, 1984
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2005/0179
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An adjustable splint assembly comprising a lower strut and an upper strut pivotably connected to said lower strut, one of said struts having at one end a pivotably mounted head portion defining a cam surface, an adjustable biasing means mounted within the other strut and biased into engagement with said cam surface, for applying a quantifiable force tending to approximate said upper and lower struts and means for securing said splint assembly to a limb.

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