Patent ID: 8657771

Claim:
An orthopedic device for stabilizing the thumb comprising a) a first sheet having an outer surface, an inner surface, a right edge, a left edge, a distal edge and a lateral edge and a second sheet having an outer surface, an inner surface, a right edge, a left edge, a distal edge and a lateral edge with the right edge of the first sheet attached to the right edge of the second sheet; b) a first elongated sleeve on the outer surface of the first sheet and a second elongated sleeve on the outer surface of the second sheet, the first elongated sleeve defined by a piece of material secured at its periphery to the outer surface of the first sheet and the second elongated sleeve defined by a piece of material secured at its periphery to the outer surface of the second sheet, with the piece of material defining the first elongated sleeve comprising a slit for removeably inserting one or more stay members into the first elongated sleeve and the piece of material defining the second elongated sleeve comprising a slit for removeably inserting one or more stay members into the second elongated sleeve; and c) one or more stay members in the first elongated sleeve and/or second elongated sleeve wherein the stay members are made from a soft metal material and include a bend that is ergonomically shaped to follow the contour of a hand and a thumb of a user.