Patent ID: 6059693
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
An apparatus for alleviating carpal tunnel syndrome comprising:a cuff for encircling a user's wrist;a footstep for engaging a user's foot; anda connecting means disposed between said cuff and said footstep for exerting a pulling force on said cuff when the user movers the user's foot and the user's wrist further apart, said connecting means having a first end portion attached to said footstep at a first footstep attachment point and at a second footstep attachment point, wherein said first and second footstep attachment points are disposed on opposite sides of the footstep and a second end portion attached to said cuff at a first attachment point and at a second attachment point, wherein said first and second attachment points are disposed on opposite sides of said cuff, such that said pulling force is evenly distributed around the user's wrist;wherein said connecting means comprises an inelastic material.