Patent ID: 6142964
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A brace for attachment to a user's body, comprising first engagement means adapted to engage or be engaged with an upper arm above an elbow of the user, a second engagement means having a length adapted to engage or be engaged with a forearm below the elbow of the user, a first joint between the first engagement means and the second engagement means, the first joint allowing an angle between the first engagement means and the second engagement means to be varied and held in a selected position, a grip extending in the lengthwise direction away from an outer edge of the second engagement means able to be held by a hand of the user, a second joint between the second engagement means and the grip, the second joint comprising a ball and socket joint capable of movement in more than one plane, and a clamp adapted to maintain the second joint in a selected position.