Patent ID: 8597216

Claim:
A sling adapted to support a human arm comprising: a front strip having a higher part and a base part and capable of extending across a front of a torso, a back strip having a higher part and a base part and capable of extending across a back of a person, wherein said base part of said back strip is capable of connecting with said base part of said front strip by a first connecting means under a shoulder connected to an affected arm, an upper strip connecting a first portion of said higher part of said front strip and a first portion of said higher part of said back strip and supported by a shoulder connected to an unaffected arm, a lower strip connecting both a second portion of said higher part of said front strip and a second portion of said higher part of said back strip and supported by a side of a torso under said shoulder connected to said unaffected arm, wherein said lower strip defines an opening along with said higher part of front strip, said higher part of back strip, and said upper strip such that said unaffected arm can fit through, and a detachable pouch having an exterior side, an interior side, an anterior side, and a posterior side, wherein said exterior side of said pouch is capable of connecting with said front strip by a second connecting means, is otherwise unconnected to said front strip, said back strip, said upper strip, or said lower strip, and is adapted to substantially cover and support a forearm of said affected arm, wherein the shoulder of the affected arm and the person's neck do not directly assist the sling in supporting the affected arm.