Patent ID: 7708709

Claim:
An orthotic device to be worn by a user, comprising: a base unit including a support member conforming substantially about a forearm of the user, and a support pad on the support member; a metacarpal unit including a casing and a metacarpal pad on said casing the metacarpal unit for positioning on the dorsal surface of the user's hand; a hinge system including a shell extending between the base unit and the metacarpal unit, and a pair of vertical pivot connectors for movably connecting the shell to the base unit when worn by the user, such that the shell pivots vertically about the pair of connectors in a first direction relative to the base unit when worn by the user, the hinge system further including a lateral connector for movably connecting the metacarpal unit to the shell when worn by the user, such that the metacarpal unit pivots with respect to the shell laterally about the lateral connection in a second direction substantially transverse to the first direction when worn by the user, and wherein said support member and said shell each have at least one stop formed thereon, wherein each of said stop abuts one another to limit vertical movement of the support member relative to said shell.