Patent · US Expired

Thumb protector

US5063613A · kind A · utility

16Cited by
28References
8Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 30, 1990
Grant dateNov 12, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 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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