Thumb protector
US5063613A · kind A · utility
16Cited by
28References
8Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/05866
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device to encompass and engage with the thumb to substantially immobilize the metacarpalphalangeal joint, thereby preventing radial deviation of the thumb phalanx while leaving the interphalangeal joint with substantially full flexion.
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