Patent ID: 9227026
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A61F,A61G,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A method of protecting a patient's hand and arm comprising the steps of: (a) placing a hand and an arm of a patient in a medical hand and arm protection apparatus, wherein said medical hand and arm protection apparatus comprises a protective shell and a sheet attached to said protective shell, wherein said protective shell comprises an open end and a closed end, wherein a finger of said hand of said patient is positioned adjacent to said closed end of said protective shell and completely covered by said protective shell, wherein said protective shell has a top section and a bottom section, wherein a first perforation extends laterally across said top section; and (b) tucking said sheet of said medical hand and arm protection apparatus underneath said patient's body, wherein said medical hand and arm protection apparatus is anchored to a side of said patient's body.