Patent ID: 9398973
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An abdominal splinting device, comprising: a back support panel having an inner and outer surface, a central region and opposing first and second side regions; a first arm extending outward from the first side region and a second arm extending outward from the second side region, each arm having a width less than any width of the back support panel and further having a length sufficient to contact the opposing side region, wherein the back support panel and each arm are comprised of a continuous elastic material; each first and second side region having a mating zone located on the outer surface of the back support panel for receiving each arm extending from the opposing side region when the abdominal splinting device is wrapped around a human's trunk region; each arm having a fastening system adapted to attach to the opposing side region mating zone; and a length of non-slip material which extends from the first arm at a location beyond a periphery of the first side region onto and substantially across a longitudinal length of the back support panel inner surface onto the second arm to a location beyond a periphery of the second side region, said length of non-slip material having a portion located, on said first or second arm with a width less than any width of the first arm and second arm, and said length of non-slip material having a portion located on the back support panel with a width less than any width of said back support panel.