Patent ID: 6730052
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An elbow brace for supporting a person's elbow in a desired, fixed position comprising:a sleeve fitting over the person's arm with one end of the sleeve terminating above the person's elbow and the other end of the sleeve terminating below the elbow; a pocket formed in the sleeve and extending from above the elbow to below the elbow; a single pad enclosed within the pocket so to be carried by the sleeve, the pad supporting the elbow in the fixed position when the sleeve is in place and being of unitary construction, the pad comprising an elongate, generally straight pad having in inner surface of which is contoured to the shape of the elbow when the arm is straight so to keep the elbow in a straightened position when the sleeve is in place; and, a pair of straps extending from said one end of the sleeve, the straps being sufficiently long so to extend about the person's to secure the sleeve in place.