Hand and Digit Immobilizer for Pulse Oximeter
First Claim
1. A hand and digit immobilizer comprising:
- a glove body having a palm section and a back section defining a proximal opening for receiving a person'"'"'s hand at a proximal end of the glove body, the glove body having at least one finger base opening for receiving a finger of the hand;
at least one finger covering section connected to and extending away from a finger base opening, the at least one finger covering section having a distal finger opening at its distal end; and
a rigid plate secured to the palm section of the glove body and a palm side of a finger covering section having the distal finger opening such that clenching of the finger covered by the finger covering section having the distal finger opening is prevented.
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Abstract
A hand and digit immobilizer is disclosed for preventing a patient from dislodging a pulse oximeter finger sensor by finger movement or fist clenching. In one form, the hand and digit immobilizer includes a glove body having a palm section and a back section defining a proximal opening for receiving a person'"'"'s hand. The glove body has four finger base openings for receiving the fingers of the hand and has a thumb base opening for receiving the thumb. A finger covering section is connected to and extends away from each finger base opening. At least one finger covering section having a distal finger opening at its distal end. A rigid plate is secured to the palm section of the glove body and a palm side of each finger covering section such that clenching of the fingers is prevented thereby avoiding dislodging of a finger sensor from a fingertip.
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25 Claims
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1. A hand and digit immobilizer comprising:
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a glove body having a palm section and a back section defining a proximal opening for receiving a person'"'"'s hand at a proximal end of the glove body, the glove body having at least one finger base opening for receiving a finger of the hand; at least one finger covering section connected to and extending away from a finger base opening, the at least one finger covering section having a distal finger opening at its distal end; and a rigid plate secured to the palm section of the glove body and a palm side of a finger covering section having the distal finger opening such that clenching of the finger covered by the finger covering section having the distal finger opening is prevented. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A hand and digit immobilizer comprising:
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a glove body having a palm section and a back section defining a proximal opening for receiving a person'"'"'s hand at a proximal end of the glove body, the glove body having four finger base openings for receiving the fingers of the hand and having a thumb base opening for receiving the thumb of the hand; a finger covering section connected to and extending away from each finger base opening, at least one finger covering section having a distal finger opening at its distal end; and a rigid plate secured to the palm section of the glove body and a palm side of each finger covering section such that clenching of the fingers is prevented. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A hand and digit immobilizer comprising:
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a glove body having a palm section and a back section comprising an elastic material, the palm section and the back section defining a proximal opening for receiving a person'"'"'s hand at a proximal end of the glove body, the glove body having at least one finger base opening for receiving a finger of the hand; and at least one finger covering section connected to and extending away from a finger base opening, the at least one finger covering section having a distal finger opening at its distal end, wherein the palm section of the glove body is rigid and a palm side of a finger covering section having the distal finger opening is rigid such that clenching of the finger covered by the finger covering section having the distal finger opening is prevented. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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