Patent ID: 8070702
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A hand splint comprising: (a) a forearm component configured to attach to a person's forearm such that a distal end of the forearm component is located proximate the person's wrist and such that the forearm component extends up the person's arm; (b) a hand component having a first section configured to receive, in supporting abutment therewith, a volar surface of both the palm and thumb of the hand and a second section configured to receive, in supporting abutment therewith, a volar surface of digits (c) a strut attached to and coupling together the forearm component and the hand component, the strut extending from the forearm component such that a spacing is defined between the hand component and the forearm component, whereby the strut spans the wrist of the person when the hand splint is donned; (d) wherein the first section of the hand component comprises a malleable material that does not generate, in response to bending, a continuous restoring force in opposition to such bending, whereby the second section is able to be manually shaped for customizing the abutting support of the hand by the first section of the hand component; and (e) wherein the second section of the hand component comprises a resilient material that, in response to bending, such as during flexion of an abutted finger, generates a continuous restoring force in opposition to such bending, whereby an abutted finger in flexion is urged toward extension.