Patent ID: 9387109
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A brace for use on the human hand comprising: a strap element having a thumb aperture proximate a first end and a first slot adjacent a peripheral edge of the strap element to receive a fifth finger, the strap element extending from the thumb aperture to be received in a central portion across a dorsal portion of a hand and adapted to extend around an ulnar border and across a palm of the hand past a radial border with a tail portion of the strap element overlapping the central portion wherein the strap element further incorporates a second slot adjacent an opposite peripheral edge of the strap for ambidextrous use of the brace; a fastener moiety on the tail portion of the strap element; a mating moiety on an outer surface of the strap element to engage the fastener moiety, said strap element adapted to be tensioned around the hand to produce approximation of carpals and metacarpals in the hand.