Patent ID: 6478761
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method of treating trigger finger comprising wearing, on at least one finger, a splint, said splint comprising:A. at least one thin sheet of fabric which has, 1. extending in a first direction, a first set of fibers that are integrated with the weave of the sheet and that contribute stiffness to the sheet in said first direction, wherein said first direction is defined by a longitudinal axis, wherein said longitudinal axis is the axis created by rolling the sheet in a second direction, and 2. extending in said second direction in the sheet, a second set of fibers woven into the sheet cross-wise relative to the first direction, the second set of fibers and the sheet having sufficiently flexibility to permit convenient manual rolling of the support, 3. wherein said sheet allows for substances to pass between the inner and outer surfaces of the rolled support, at least part of the sheet being a non-hardenable load-bearing portion of the support that is able to resist circumferential and/or bending loads, andB. at least one fastening device including hooks on a first portion of the splint and cooperating loops elsewhere on the splint to maintain the splint in rolled condition about the body part.