Wrist support device

摘要

A support device for protecting one or more portions of a user's hand or arm by limiting movement thereof includes a base surface for contacting a floor or other object adjacent to the device, a curved support surface extending from the base surface, and a plurality or orifices formed in the support surface. A user's fingers and thumb can be placed through the orifices to allow the palm of the hand to rest on a portion of the support surface, suspending the heel of the hand above the support device and aligning the user's wrist with the heel. The fingers may remain freely suspended within the device.

主权项

1. A support device for protecting fingers, a wrist, a forearm, or combinations thereof by limiting movement thereof, the support device comprising:
a base surface adapted to contact an object adjacent to the support device; a support surface extending from the base surface and comprising a curved shape, wherein the support surface is adapted to contact and support a hand of a user; a plurality of orifices formed in the support surface, wherein each of said orifices is adapted to receive a digit extending from the hand and suspend the digit between the support surface and the base surface while minimizing contact between the digit and the support surface and contact between the digit and the base surface; the base surface angled relative to the plurality of orifices for directing a load applied by the hand in a forward direction relative thereto such that a force applied to a heel of the hand is reduced and a force applied to a palm of the hand is increased; the base surface further angled such that a force is applied to metacarpophalangeal joints of the hand; and the support device further comprising padding positioned on the support surface, the padding adapted to contact the metacarpophalangeal joints.