Adjustable splint
First Claim
1. An adjustable splint assembly comprising a lower strut and an upper strut pivotably connected to said lower strut, one of said struts having at one end a pivotably mounted head portion defining a cam surface, an adjustable biasing means mounted within the other strut and biased into engagement with said cam surface for applying a quantifiable force tending to align or approximate said upper and lower struts, a palmer pressure pad, means attached to said palmer pressure pad providing both rotational and vertical adjustment of said palmer pressure pad and means connecting the palmer pressure pad to the end of the lower distal strut, said connecting means containing at least one lateral adjusting bar for medial and lateral adjustment of said palmer pressure pad and means for securing said splint assembly to the forearm.
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Abstract
An adjustable splint assembly comprising a lower strut and an upper strut pivotably connected to said lower struct, one of said struts having at one end a pivotably mounted head portion defining a cam surface, an adjustable biasing means mounted within the other strut and biased into engagement with said cam surface, for applying a quantifiable force tending to align or approximate said upper and lower struts and means for securing said splint assembly to a limb.
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16 Claims
- 1. An adjustable splint assembly comprising a lower strut and an upper strut pivotably connected to said lower strut, one of said struts having at one end a pivotably mounted head portion defining a cam surface, an adjustable biasing means mounted within the other strut and biased into engagement with said cam surface for applying a quantifiable force tending to align or approximate said upper and lower struts, a palmer pressure pad, means attached to said palmer pressure pad providing both rotational and vertical adjustment of said palmer pressure pad and means connecting the palmer pressure pad to the end of the lower distal strut, said connecting means containing at least one lateral adjusting bar for medial and lateral adjustment of said palmer pressure pad and means for securing said splint assembly to the forearm.
- 10. An adjustable spring-loaded splint comprising a pair of lower struts and a pair of upper struts, each member of the pair of lower struts being pivotably connected to a member of the pair of upper struts, said members of each pair being spaced apart a distance to accomodate limb parts distal and proximal to the limb joint, at least one of said struts having at one end a pivotably mounted head portion defining a cam surface, an adjustable spring means, mounted within the strut pivotably connected to said cam surface-containing strut and biased into engagement with said cam surface, for applying a quantifiable force tending to align or approximate the cam surface-containing strut with the adjustable spring means, a palmer pressure pad, means attached to said palmer pressure pad providing both rotational and vertical adjustment of said palmer pressure pad, means interconnecting the ends of the lower or distal struts, means connecting the palmer pressure pad to said interconnecting means, said connecting means containing at least one lateral adjusting bar for medial and lateral adjustment of said palmer pressure pad, and means provided said pair and of lower struts for securely holding therebetween the forearm.
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