Patent ID: 7052478
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. Bandage for the shoulder and upper arm area, comprising an anatomically shaped upper arm part which is configured to receive the upper arm of a patient, and an anatomically shaped forearm part which is configured to receive the forearm of said patient, the upper arm part being designed in the shape of a half shell and having a recess configured to fit over and enclose the shoulder joint of said patient in said half shell, and the forearm part being designed in the shape of a half shell and having an enclosure for the elbow joint configured to extend along the forearm of the patient, and the upper arm part and the forearm part being connected to one another by a connecting strap in an adjustable and substantially flexible manner, and a support strap being arranged on the upper arm part and a holding strap being arranged on the forearm part wherein at least a portion of the holding strap is configured to extend generally parallel to the forearm of the patient and the forearm part, said holding strap being configured to pass laterally behind and across the back of a patient to the upper arm part and form a loop around the upper arm part and the upper arm of the patient below a shoulder of the patient, one end of said holding strap being fixed to the forearm part and the second end of said holding strap being secured to the upper arm part, thereby holding the forearm part against the body of said patient.