Patent ID: 7264603
Filing Date: 2007-09-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An orthopedic arm sling, comprising: a folded sheet of flexible material defining a perimeter edge and a sling trough for supporting an elbow and a forearm, the sling trough having a first side and a second side, and a proximal end and a distal end; a first releasable L-shaped fastener medially attached to the first side of the trough; a mating second releasable L-shaped fastener medially attached to the second side of the trough; and at least one neck strap connected to the trough and forming a loop adapted to fasten behind a neck of a user; wherein the mating first and second L-shaped fasteners are adapted to fasten the trough closed about the elbow and forearm and does not fasten the perimeter edge when the sling trough is used to support an upper arm, the elbow and the forearm of the user.