Patent ID: 8246560

Claim:
A hand brace for immobilizing and positioning one or more digits, said hand brace comprising: a flexible sheet member having a dorsal section, a palmar section, a proximal section, an intermediate section, a distal section, an interior surface, and an exterior surface; at least one stabilizing member fixed to said flexible sheet member and extending the length of at least a portion thereof, said stabilizing member being adjustable yet sufficiently rigid to resist movement of said proximal and distal sections of said flexible sheet member relative to one another; a semi-rigid member positioned against and spanning across said intermediate section of said flexible sheet member for shaping said dorsal and palmar sections of said flexible sheet member; and a tensioning strap carried by said flexible sheet member for releasably connecting portions of said distal section of said flexible sheet member; wherein said hand brace immobilizes the hand such that fourth and fifth metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand are positioned at a desired angle of flexion, and fourth and fifth interphalangeal joints of the hand are positioned at a desired angle of extension.