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Technology Category: Medical, Dental Equipment
Patent Number(s): US 6378925 B1
Patent Status: Patent Issued: Not yet tested for validity, infringement, etc.
Patent Abstract:
Presently, orthoses and other devices are used exclusively to address the non-functional injured hand. their method of use is remedial and reactive to existing conditions. they are not used prophylatically to defend against or prevent injury in the first instance. Rather they are used as a means or restoration of function to injured body parts. such devices do not currently address the relationship of the longitudinal and transverse arches to maintenance of the gri[ because the non-functional injured hand cannot, by definition, function in a normal manner. accordingly orthoses for the hand have not previoously been based on any recognition that trauma to the sensoryh nerves of the hand is directly related to colllapse or deformation of said arches. Neoither are orthoses currently intended to support, protect or maintain the arches. consequently, existing orthoses for the hand do not provbide means for correcting or preventing a hand trauma caused by grasping objects such as handles of plastic grocery bags.
Current orthoses for the hand and methods of use thereof do not facilitate maintenance of the hand in a functional posture. their sole purpose is to provide remedial therapy for the non-pgrasping, non-functional injured hand. therefore, they do not and in fact cannot facilitate maintenance of the grip of the hand as it grasps trauma producing objects such as handles of plastic grocery bags.
ADVANTAGES PROVIDED BY THE SUBJECT INVENTION ARE AS FOLLOWS: It is an orthosis for supporting and protecting the grasping hand from trauma. It functions prophylatically to prevent disorders of the hand which impair vocational capacity. It is inexpensive and simple to manufacture. It is easy to use. It is easy to store and transport. It can be made in various sizes. It is safe for household applications. It is easily packaged. It can be made in different colors. It can be made of energy absorbent, force disbursing material. It can be covered. It is waterproof. It is durable. It can align, prevent, or correct deformities of the hand resulting from the collapse of the longitudional and transverse arches of the gripping hand. It improves the function of movable parts of the body. It protects the sensory nerves of the hand. It serves as a means for bracing bothe the longitudinal and transverse arches of the gripping hand. It functions as a means for stabilizing and balancing both the load carried and the carrier protecting the spine from misalignment. It protects the gripping hand from lateral and vertical forces. It can be repeatedly used. It can be used as a gripping device in connection with handled opbjects such as any container with handles extending therefrom.
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Targeted End User Market Segment:
Commercial
Consumer / Retail
Manufacturing and Fabrication Processes:
Assembly: Mechanical, Electromechanical
Plastic: Other
Degree of Engineering / Development
Risk:
LOW Risk: Currently Being Produced, Tooled or Fully Engineered
Technology Website:
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