Patent ID: 7406967
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An arm support for supporting the forearm, wrist, hand and only two fingers of a patient during intravenous therapy, said arm support comprising: a support body for supporting either a left arm and hand or a right arm and hand of the patient, said support body including a first portion adapted for supporting a forearm of a patient, a second portion extending upwardly at an angle in a range of approximately 20 to 40 degrees with respect to said first portion, said second portion supporting a wrist and a palm of one hand of the patient, a third portion connected to the second portion, said third portion extending generally parallel to said first portion and adapted for supporting a portion of only the two middle fingers of the patient, and a fourth portion extending downwardly from the third portion at an angle in a range of approximately 40 to 50 degrees, said fourth portion being of a width adapted for supporting the tips of only the two middle fingers of the patient.