Patent ID: 7318812

Claim:
A reversible wrist brace for alternatively supporting both a right and a left wrist of a wearer, said reversible wrist brace comprising: a sheet of flexible material having a first surface that is configured to overlie the right wrist of the wearer in a right handed position and includes a first loop-bearing material portion, a second surface opposite the first surface that is configured to overlie the left wrist of the wearer in a left handed position and includes a second loop-bearing material portion, a distal edge configured to extend at least partially around the wearer's hand, a proximal edge configured to extend at least partially around the wearer's forearm, and a pair of opposing lateral edges capable of at least partially overlapping each other to at least partially cover the wearer's wrist, wherein said sheet of flexible material defines at least one opening proximal to one of the lateral edges; and at least one fastening strap including a continuous loop of sheet material having an outer surface with a hook-bearing portion and non-hook bearing portion, said continuous loop of material extending through said opening such that said fastening strap is capable of sliding within the opening to alternate orientation of the hook-bearing outer surface between being coincident with the first surface in the right-handed position, wherein the hook-bearing portion is capable of attaching to the second loop-bearing material portion on the second surface, to being coincident with the second surface in the left-handed position, wherein the hook-bearing portion is capable of attaching to the first loop-bearing material portion on the first surface, wherein attachment of the hook-bearing portion secures the sheet of flexible material about the wrist.