Patent ID: 8663143

Claim:
A support system for an injured finger of a hand, receiving support from an adjacent finger comprising a wedge shaped finger support member made of a lightweight cellular foam material, with a top surface, a bottom surface, a narrow end, a wider end, two sides, a length extending from the narrow end to the wider end, the length having a dimension of between 1½ inches and 1¾ inches, and an attachment means to attach the finger support member to the injured finger and adjacent finger, the top surface and bottom surface each being planar and defining a height there between of ¾ of an inch, the wider end comprising a width of between 1 inch and 1½ inches, the two sides each comprise a concave surface generally to form fit the injured finger and adjacent finger to the finger support member, the narrow end comprising a concave surface generally to form fit the finger support member to the hand where the injured finger and adjacent finger meet wherein the concave surface of each side and of the narrow end has a radius between 5/16 of an inch and 11/32 of an inch.