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

Claim 0:
1. A brace for immobilizing a clavicle fracture in an infant, comprising:
a garment of fabric sized and shaped to extend around a torso and along at least one arm of an infant, the garment comprising:
a first closure configured to secure the garment around the torso of the infant;
a second closure configured to secure the garment over a shoulder corresponding a fractured clavicle of the infant;
a sleeve configured 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; and a reinforcement material extending along at least a portion of the sleeve, wherein the reinforcement material is positioned 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;
wherein a portion of the sleeve is affixed 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.