Patent ID: 8597219

Claim:
A brace for supporting an injured wrist, comprising: an adjustable casing adapted to impede flexion of the injured wrist and having a lateral shell and a medial shell and a mechanical fastener adapted to tighten and loosen the casing, and a first compressible member at least partially enclosed by the medial shell of the adjustable casing and having inner and outer surfaces, wherein the inner surface is pre-formed to contoure the medial side of a user's wrist, the inner surface including a pre-formed interior well having an edge that is coextensive with a distal region of the inner surface, the interior well defining a pre-formed depression in the distal region that extends from the edge in a direction toward the tip of the user's thumb to allow the interior well to surround a portion of the user's thumb, and wherein the pre-formed depression formed by the interior well also defines a corresponding prominence on the outer surface of the first compressible member.