Patent ID: 8702634

Claim:
A modular upper extremity support system (MUESS) basic unit comprising: a forearm cuff adapted to surround an individual user's forearm; a wrist extensor strap adapted to be attached to the forearm cuff along a dorsal side of the user's forearm; and a web spacer strap comprising a first loop at a first end of the web spacer strap that is adapted to wrap around a user's thumb proximal to a metacarpophalangeal joint before crossing a volar surface of the user's hand and a second loop at a second end of the web spacer strap that is adapted to wrap around the user's thumb proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joint after crossing a dorsal surface of the user's hand, where the web spacer strap does not cover the metacarpophalangeal or interphalangeal thumb joints; wherein the wrist extensor strap comprises a pocket at a distal end that captures and secures said web spacer strap.