Patient Arm Pad
First Claim
1. A patient arm support comprising:
- a first elongate resilient segment extending along an axis having at top and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being configured to rest upon a substantially planar surface and the top surface being configured to support an upper portion of the patient'"'"'s arm;
a second elongate resilient segment extending along the axis having a top and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being configured to rest upon the substantially planar surface and the top surface being configured to support a lower portion of the patient'"'"'s arm; and
a void providing axial separation between the top surface of the first resilient segment and the top surface of the second resilient segment, the void being configured to receive the ulnar nerve at the elbow of the patient without contacting a surrounding surface.
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Abstract
A patient arm support comprises a first elongate resilient segment extending along an axis having a top and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being configured to rest upon a substantially planar surface and the top surface being configured to support an upper portion of the patient'"'"'s arm. A second elongate resilient segment extends along the axis and also has a top and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being configured to rest upon a substantially planar surface and the top surface being configured to support a lower portion of the patient'"'"'s arm. In one embodiment a void provides axial separation between the top surfaces of the first and second resilient segments. The void is configured to receive the ulnar nerve at the elbow of the patient without the ulnar nerve contacting a surrounding surface. In another embodiment the second elongate resilient segment is inclined upward as it extends away from the first elongate resilient segment. In another embodiment a lengthwise channel is provided in the top surface of the second elongate resilient segment to receive and secure a patient'"'"'s hand in a neutral position. Embodiments may include combinations of these features.
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Citations
30 Claims
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1. A patient arm support comprising:
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a first elongate resilient segment extending along an axis having at top and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being configured to rest upon a substantially planar surface and the top surface being configured to support an upper portion of the patient'"'"'s arm; a second elongate resilient segment extending along the axis having a top and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being configured to rest upon the substantially planar surface and the top surface being configured to support a lower portion of the patient'"'"'s arm; and a void providing axial separation between the top surface of the first resilient segment and the top surface of the second resilient segment, the void being configured to receive the ulnar nerve at the elbow of the patient without contacting a surrounding surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 27)
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20. A patient arm support comprising:
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a first elongate resilient segment extending along an axis having at top and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being configured to rest upon a substantially planar surface and the top surface being configured to support an upper portion of the patient'"'"'s arm; a second elongate resilient segment attached to the first elongate resilient segment extending along the axis having a top and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being configured to rest upon the substantially plainer surface and the top surface being configured to support a lower portion of the patient'"'"'s arm; and a lengthwise channel in the top surface of the second elongate resilient segment, the lengthwise channel being configured to receive a portion of a patient'"'"'s hand to secure the portion of the patient'"'"'s hand against movement relative to the second elongate resilient segment. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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28. A patient arm support comprising:
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a first elongate resilient segment extending along an axis having at top and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being configured to rest upon a substantially planar surface and the top surface being configured to support an upper portion of the patient'"'"'s arm; and a second elongate resilient segment attached to the first elongate resilient segment extending along the axis having a top and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being configured to rest upon the substantially planar surface and the top surface being configured to support a lower portion of the patient'"'"'s arm, the top surface of the second elongate resilient segment being inclined upward as the top surface extends axially away from the first elongate resilient segment. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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