Patent ID: 6770044
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A sling adapted to be applied over and supporting an arm of a patient, the sling comprising a panel constructed of a stretchable material and having a closed aft end and an open front end and defining a trough adapted to receive the arm so that an elbow end of the arm is disposed at the closed end and a hand of the arm is disposed at the open end of the trough when in use, a member secured to the panel proximate the front end thereof which is formed to engage a portion of the hand and, when the patient's arm is disposed in the trough, limits relative movement of the panel towards the elbow end, the panel being constructed of a material which is stretchable in a longitudinal direction of the arm and, in its relaxed state, having a lesser length than the length of the patient's arm from the elbow end to the portion of the hand so that the panel material is longitudinally stretched and substantially evenly engages the patient's elbow, arm and hand substantially free of localized pressure points when the sling is applied to the patient's arm, and a strap attached to the panel and adapted to suspend the panel from a shoulder of the patient, wherin the strap is symmetrical relative to the panel about a longitudinal xenter plane of the trough.