Splint structure
US5725489A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/05866
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A crocodile-type splint, including a first Jaw having a substantially trough-like structure at least approximately conforming to sections of the palmar side of a limb, a second jaw having a substantially trough-like structure at least approximately conforming to sections of the dorsal side of the limb, a first joint whereby the jaws are articulated to one another to the effect of permitting the trough-like jaws to include with one another a range of different angles, from an angle small enough for the jaws to clampingly surround the limb, to an angle large enough to at least permit the limb to be freely introduced between the two jaws.
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