Patent ID: 6595936
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An arm support device comprisingan article of clothing to be worn on the trunk of a patient in need of arm support, said article having a front portion, a back portion and a shoulder portion, each said portion of said article having an interior surface and an exterior surface and each of said front, back and shoulder portions being integrally connected to the other two of said portions, said front back and shoulder article comprising an integrally connected support pouch for said arm attached to the interior surface of said front portion of said article of clothing, said article further comprising one or more slits in said front portion in transverse orientation to the primary axis of said pouch, said slits extending from the exterior surface of said front portion through said front portion and a wall of said support pouch to the interior of said support pouch, wherein said slits provide access through said front portion to said support pouch for said patient in need of arm support.