Patent ID: 6520925
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A splint for the thumb comprising a substantially trapezoidally shaped base adapted to fit within the palm of the hand, said base further comprising an upper substantially straight edge adapted to lie along the base of the fingers, a depending straight distal edge sized and adapted to lie across the hand from the thumb, and a downwardly sloping substantially straight bottom edge sized and configured to run across the palm to the thumb of a user's hand and having a low point and an extension portion lying at an angle in the range of 40-60 degrees from a horizontal line through said low point of said downwardly sloping substantially straight bottom edge and adapted to hold the thumb of a user in an extended position, wherein said upper edge of said base further a substantially semicircular cutout portion adjacent to the base of each of the four fingers whereby any or all of the four fingers can be bent without interference from said base.