Patent ID: 8641650
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A wrist support comprising: a body member sized and shaped to closely fit around the wrist, comprising a palmar portion and a dorsal portion, wherein each portion has a distal end, a proximal end, a radial side, an ulnar side, and a thickness; the distal end terminating at a point adapted to be positioned below the thumb when worn, and the distal and being curved about the base of the thumb, adapted to extend toward the fingers more on the ulnar side than on the radial side, the proximal end terminating at a terminal proximal end adapted to be positioned slightly below the head of the radius bone when worn, the proximal end of the body member constituting the terminal proximal end of the wrist support, and wherein the distance from the distal end to the wrist crease is adapted to be approximately the same as or slightly greater than the distance from the wrist crease to the proximal end when worn; the body being formed of a rigid material that extends from the distal end to the proximal end and that is configured to surround the hand, a plurality of cavities positioned between an interior and exterior surface of the body, the cavities comprising gel; a pivot connecting the palmar and dorsal portions and allowing the palmar and dorsal portions to travel relative to each other; and a fastener.