Patent ID: 8235926
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A shoulder brace comprising: a football girdle including a crotch portion and a plurality of pockets including a left pocket on a left side of the girdle and a right pocket on a right side of the girdle; a left hip pad positioned in the left pocket and a right hip pad positioned in the right pocket; a plurality of tethers including two left tethers connected to the left side of the girdle in the region of the left pocket and two right tethers connected to the right side of the girdle in the region of the right pocket; a left upper-arm band connected to at least one of the two left tethers, the left upper-arm band configured to surround a portion of a person's left arm between an elbow and a shoulder such that the shoulder brace restricts movement of the left arm; and a right upper-arm band connected to at least one of the two right tethers, the right upper-arm band configured to surround a portion of a person's right arm between an elbow and a shoulder such that the shoulder brace restricts movement of the right arm.