Patent ID: 6936020
Filing Date: 2005-08-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. For a patient having a limb including an upper limb, a lower limb and a joint therebetween, an orthopedic splint for therapeutically stretching the soft tissue of said limb, said orthopedic splint comprising: a. a flexible support member having a distal end and a proximal end thereof; b. a first contact pad rotatably attached to the proximal end of said flexible support member and being disposed for distributing load to the underside of said upper limb; c. a second support pad attached to the distal end of said flexible support member and being disposed for distributing load to the underside of said lower limb; and, d. a third support pad attached as a fulcrum disposed near the center of said flexible support member and being disposed for distributing load to the topside of said limb and in close proximity to said joint, thereby providing therapeutic traction to said limb while placing said limb in a self-aligning suspension sling arrangement.