Patent · US Expired

Wrist brace

US6561994B1 · kind B1 · utility

32Cited by

5References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

BEIERSDORF AG · DE

Inventors

Jessica Mills · Mason, US
Richard Taylor · Cincinnati, US
Ralph M. Buschbacher · Carmel, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 31, 2002
Grant date	May 13, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 31, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F5/0118
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Wrist brace including a sheet of flexible material having a first portion of which is formed of a substantially non-stretchable material and a second portion of which is formed of a stretchable material, said first and second portions being joined along a junction extending from the distal edge of said sheet to the proximal edge of said sheet, said junction being closer to one later al edge at the distal end and further away from said lateral edge at the proximal end.

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