Patent ID: 6322479
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
A method for using a device for the post-treatment therapy and rehabilitation of the flexor retinaculum ligament of the human hand, comprising the steps of:a. providing a device as an ovoid-shaped, moldable, resiliently deformable wafer having an upper side and a lower side, said upper side having a central portion having a curved, raised area and said lower side being concave and also having a central portion having a curved depression and two sides, the wafer made of a thermoplastic material, which would be deformable when heated while maintaining a rigid flexible state at room temperature;b. placing the device with the two sides of the lower side lying on a flat firm surface;c. placing a palm of a hand on the upper side of the device;d. applying a downward force against the device, urging the central portion of the upper side and the central portion of the lower side towards the flat firm surface, stretching the flexor retinaculum ligament of the human hand;e. releasing the force against the device; andf. repeating the application of downward force until sufficient therapy has been obtained.