Patent ID: 6944914
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: A61B,A63B,B25C,B25G,B43K,B60T,G05G,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A forceps type apparatus for use with a hand, comprising: a radial section, the radial section including a pair of radial arms meeting at a radial hinge portion, the radial hinge portion for engaging a portion of the radial side of the palmar surface of the band; a middle section, the middle section adjoining the radial section without placing substantial pressure on a surface of the hand located over the carpal tunnel; an ulnar section, the ulnar section adjoining the middle section, and with the ulnar section including a pair of ulnar arms meeting at an ulnar hinge portion, the ulnar hinge portion for engaging a portion of the ulnar side of the palmar surface of the hand; and a pair of opposing blades, with each opposing blade extending from at least one of the radial section, the middle section and the ulnar section, wherein the radial hinge portion and the ulnar hinge portion engage respective portions of the palmar surface of the hand so as to position the forceps type apparatus within the hand without placing substantial pressure on a surface of the hand located over the carpal tunnel.