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PCT No. PCT/US85/01723 Sec. 371 Date May 14, 1986 Sec. 102(e) Date May 14, 1986 PCT Filed Sep. 10, 1985 PCT Pub. No. WO86/01707 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 27, 1986.A gloved splint is adapted for use in conjunction with physical therapy necessitated by injury or disease and to preclude grotesque distortion of the fingers due to rheumatoid arthritis induced muscle contractions. Hinged finger splints, with or without a hinged thumb splint, extending from a palm splint, permit flexing of specific joints in normal manner while precluding sideways flexing at any of the joints; moreover, inflexible or particularly molded finger and/or thumb splints may be incorporated to assist particular therapeutic treatment. A glovelike envelope, fillable with a fluid, incapsulates the hand, fingers and thumb and provides a shock absorbent buffer to minimize transmission of painful blows and jolts to the hand; a further envelope attendant a wrist portion of the glove serves as a reservoir for delivering fluid to and receiving fluid from the glovelike envelope. Insulation, vents and fluid transfer capability may be included to minimize pain, to increase comfort or assist therapy through application or withdrawal of heat.
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