EP 3177238 A1 20170614 - WRIST SPLINT
Title (en)
WRIST SPLINT
Title (de)
HANDGELENKSCHIENE
Title (fr)
ATTELLE DE POIGNET
Publication
Application
Priority
- CH 11842014 A 20140805
- IB 2015055944 W 20150805
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2016020857A1] A wrist splint (10) is disclosed, comprising a splint body (11) having a first elongated splint portion (14) formed to substantially fit to a patient's forearm (22) and hand (23) in the region of the ulna and the metacarpal bone of the little finger (29); a second elongate splint portion (15) formed to substantially fit to a patient's forearm (22) and hand (23) in the region of the radius (33) and the metacarpal bone of the indexing finger (26); at least two interconnecting members (16, 17) between the first and second elongate splint portions (14, 15), the interconnecting members (16, 17) being formed to substantially fit to the dorsal side of the forearm (22) or the hand (23); and a laterally projecting tab (12) formed as an integral part of the first splint portion (14) at its one end, said tab (12) being formed to substantially fit to a patient's hand (23) in the region of the hypothenar. The wrist splint (10) further comprises at least one non-stretchable releasable fastening member (30, 31, 32) for securing the splint body (11) to a patient's forearm (23) and hand (22). The splint body is made of a substantially rigid but permanently deformable material.
IPC 8 full level
A61F 5/01 (2006.01); A61F 5/058 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CH EP)
A61F 5/0118 (2013.01 - CH EP); A61F 5/05825 (2013.01 - CH EP); A61F 5/05866 (2013.01 - CH EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2016020857A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2016020857 A1 20160211; AU 2015298357 A1 20170323; CH 709959 A1 20160215; CH 709959 B1 20180315; EP 3177238 A1 20170614
DOCDB simple family (application)
IB 2015055944 W 20150805; AU 2015298357 A 20150805; CH 11842014 A 20140805; EP 15750137 A 20150805