| 摘要 |
A passive therapy device to facilitate range-of-motion in the human hand, wrist, or forearm after surgery, trauma, rehabilitative therapy, or other events that resulted in limited wrist motion or stiffness. This device facilitates wrist therapy by utilizing gravity and leverage. The therapy device includes two generally isosceles triangular rigid sides functioning as top and bottom, joined by and narrowing to a point via a sandwiched solid wedge, a hand strap and wrist strap of a strong, soft material on the outside of the top rigid side. This device provides therapy to restricted tissue in the human hand, wrist, or forearm while applying passive tension during rehabilitation. Readily converting from supination or pronation therapy to extension or flexion therapy, and radial or ulnar deviation, the device can be used on the right or left hand. This invention provides a low cost, effective and simple to use wrist rehabilitation device. |
| 主权项 |
1. A therapy device consisting of:
a first rigid wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the first rigid wall forming a top side; a second rigid wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the second rigid wall forming a bottom side, wherein each one of the first and second walls is shaped as a generally isosceles triangle and has a first end opposite a second end, wherein the first end of the first wall is joined to the first end of the second wall at a connection point to form a closed end of the therapy device and wherein the second end of the first wall is spaced apart from the second end of the second wall to form an opened end of the therapy device; a solid wedge sandwiched between the first wall and the second wall at the closed end, wherein the sandwiched solid wedge contacts the inner surface of the first wall and the inner surface of the second wall, the solid wedge tapering in both width and height and having a narrow end in contact with the connection point; and two straps positioned on the outer surface of the first wall at the open end, the straps attached to the second end of the first wall opposite the connection point; wherein the open end is configured to receive a patient's hand between the first and second walls with a palm of the patient's hand facing the inner surface of the first wall and wherein the therapy device is configured to provide supination and pronation therapy to the hand and a wrist of the patient when the closed end is moved to apply torque for stretching soft tissue thereby providing improved range of motion and mobility. |
