Carpel tunnel support
US6213969A · kind A · utility
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10Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F13/107
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To address the problem of continuing work while suffering from possibly debilitating carpal; tunnel syndrome, a working wrist splint is provided to restrain the wrist joint to a therapeutically advantageous neutral position, yet allowing sufficient movement of the thumb and fingers to enable keyboard functioning. The form of the splint is a stretch fabric sleeve with a thumb opening, a finger aperture, a resiliently deformable wrist support ball at the bottom of the splint and a stiffening batten in a pocket at the top over the back of the wearer's hand.
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