Patent ID: 9314312
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61H,B29C

Claim Text:
1. A therapeutic device adapted for reducing pain associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by lifting skin above a median nerve in the palm of a human hand, comprising: a generally rigid but elastically deformable sheet body having a first surface and a second surface, the sheet body defining a longitudinal dimension and a lateral dimension, the sheet body having a predetermined concavity in the lateral dimension toward the first surface, the sheet body having: a bridge portion having a first surface with adhesive adapted for adhesion to skin above the median nerve in the palm; and two support wings, each wing extending outwardly from the bridge portion in opposite directions along the longitudinal dimension, each wing having a rounded outer free edge, each wing having a wider portion in the lateral dimension farther from the bridge portion and a narrower portion in the lateral dimension closer to the bridge portion, wherein said two support wings are free of adhesive.