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Wrist brace

  • US 4,441,490 A
  • Filed: 09/23/1982
  • Issued: 04/10/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/23/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A brace capable of being wrapped about the wrist and dorsal area of the hand and capable of applying pressure to a wide area of the wrist and hand to thereby relieve internal tension of the wrist, comprising:

  • an elongated pad, said paid being substantially flexible in all directions and having a laminate with an inner layer of resilient foamed material bonded to an outer layer of substantially inelastic flexible sheet;

    having,(a) a main body with one long edge slightly convexly arcuately-shaped, an opposing long edge, a first end and a second end;

    (b) a substantially triangular projection extending away from the main body having a rigid reinforcing member attached parallel to the forearm along the main body and the projection; and

    (c) fastening means for securing the brace tightly about the wrist and dorsal area of the hand.

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