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Wrist brace

  • US 4,584,993 A
  • Filed: 09/12/1984
  • Issued: 04/29/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A wrist brace comprising:

  • a generally flat base of sheet material adapted to be formed into a tubular sleeve having proximal and distal sides closely conformable to proximal and distal sides of a wrist and formed of elastic material stretchable in a circumferential direction around a wrist;

    a first longitudinal support member fixed on the proximal side of the base for positioning on the proximal side of a wrist when the base is engaged on the wrist;

    said first support member having a plurality of longitudinal pockets, and a plurality of resilient stay members located in the pockets;

    a first flexible elastic support strap having one end fixed to the base adjacent the first support member and a free end extendible in tension around the base and the first support member; and

    means to secure the first support strap in stretched relationship around the base and first support member.

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