Patent ID: 8460225
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A weight shifting orthopedic sling apparatus for use by a wearer having an injured arm an opposite well arm, and a well arm shoulder interconnecting the wearer's well arm and neck, said apparatus comprising: a sling having a pouch for supporting the wearer's injured arm and a shoulder strap attached to said pouch for extending across the wearer's well arm shoulder; an armband for encircling and attaching to the well arm of the wearer; and an anchor strap interconnected between said armband and said shoulder strap for extending across the well arm and well arm shoulder of the wearer, said anchor strap forming a loop that wraps completely around and encircles said shoulder strap and said anchor strap having a lower end portion attached to said armband whereby said anchor strap pulls said shouler strap laterally away from the wearer's neck and constrains said shoulder strap to extend across the well arm shoulder such that at least a majority of the weight of the supported injured arm is borne by the well arm shoulder rather than the neck of the wearer.