| US 7,601,130 B2 | ||
| Dynamic hand splint | ||
| John F. Farrell, Charlotte, N.C. (US); and Henry B. Hoffman, Charlotte, N.C. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Saebo, Inc., Charlotte, N.C. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 24, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/161,968. | ||
| Application 11/161968 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/373438, filed on Feb. 25, 2003, granted, now 7,001,352. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/359810, filed on Feb. 25, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0273027 A1, Dec. 08, 2005 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A61F 5/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 602—20 [602/21; 602/22] | 35 Claims |
| 1. A dynamic splint for a hand, comprising:
(a) a support having at least a rigid hand section sized to cover a substantial portion of a dorsal surface of the hand;
(b) a digit cap suspended from said support, said digit cap being adapted to receive a digit of the hand; and
(c) a tensioner and a line connecting said suspended digit cap to said support by way of said tensioner, said line extending
from said suspended digit cap on a dorsal side of said digit cap such that said line, when tensioned by said tensioner, is
configured to urge said digit cap toward an open position of the hand and away from a gripping position of the hand;
(d) wherein said suspended digit cap is retained to said support only through said line connecting said suspended digit cap
to said support; and
(e) wherein said suspended digit cap is adapted to extend across the distal joint of a digit and terminate between the distal
joint and the back of the hand.
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