Shoulder stabilizing restraint
US7244239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/3753
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A shoulder stabilizing restraint which includes a pillow and a forearm wrap. The pillow has an arcuately-configured posterior face for engaging an anterior quadrant of a torso on a first side of a user. The pillow also has a flat forearm engagement face for engaging a forearm on the first side of the user. The forearm engagement face is preferably converges with the posterior face at a posterior/lateral convergence which is positionable proximal to a lateral border of the torso on the first side of the user. The forearm wrap is fastenable to the pillow to retain the forearm in engagement with the forearm engagement face and the shoulder joint at a positive external rotation angle.
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