Patent ID: 8366647

Claim:
An apparatus for treating ulnar neuropathy comprising: an inner face for engaging a person's arm with an upper end terminating above the person's elbow and a lower end terminating below the elbow; a carrying angle provided between the upper end and the lower end, the carrying angle being fixed within a range of about 135 degrees and about 170 degrees such that the upper end and lower end are movable with respect to each other only within the fixed range of about 135 degrees and about 170 degrees; a plurality of mechanical fasteners along an edge of the inner face; an outer face having channels to promote circumferential flexibility; and a plurality of mechanical fasteners on the outer face positioned to oppose the plurality of mechanical fasteners on the inner face; wherein the apparatus is contoured to the shape of the elbow and provides semi-rigid immobilization of the elbow within the fixed carrying angle range of about 135 degrees to about 170 degrees.