Patent ID: 11890217
Assignee: PEDIATRIC ANSWERS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A method of making a brace for immobilizing a clavicle fracture in an infant, comprising:
forming a garment of fabric sized and shaped to extend around a torso and along at least one arm of an infant, wherein forming the garment comprises:
positioning and configuring a first closure to secure the garment around the torso of the infant;
positioning and configuring a second closure to secure the garment over a shoulder corresponding to a fractured clavicle of the infant;
positioning and configuring a sleeve to extend around an upper and lower arm of the infant on a same lateral side of the garment as the second closure, the sleeve comprising at least a third closure configured to secure the sleeve around the upper and lower arm of the infant affixing a reinforcement material along at least a portion of the sleeve and to extend along a laterally distal portion of the upper arm and along the ulna of the infant when the sleeve of the brace is secured around the arm of the infant; and
affixing a portion of the sleeve to a portion of the garment, the portion of the garment to which the portion of the sleeve is affixed being located over the torso of the infant when the garment is secured around the torso of the infant.