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Thumb orthosis

An orthosis and thumb technology, applied in medical science, fractures, etc., can solve problems such as limited scale, inability to reliably grasp, inability to adjust the thumb or joints to be maintained, and achieve the effect of individualization

Active Publication Date: 2016-06-01
OTTOBOCK SE & CO KGAA
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[0004] However, said thumb orthosis has the following disadvantages: On the one hand, it is generally not possible to adjust how strongly the thumb or the joint to be maintained should be immobilized and to what extent it should allow further movement
Especially in the case of using rigid and non-flexible plastics, this leads not only to the wished limitation of the thumb in its ability to move, but also in addition to the entire hand being limited in the functional capabilities of the hand.
No or only very limited reliable grasping with this thumb orthosis

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[0027] figure 1 A thumb orthosis 1 according to a first embodiment of the invention is shown. The thumb orthosis 1 has at its upper end a thumb pocket 2 with an opening 4 through which the thumb of the wearer of the thumb orthosis 1 passes. A bag 8 with a bag opening 10 is located on the inner side 6 of the thumb orthosis, one in figure 1 A splint, not shown, can be inserted through the bag opening 10.

[0028] The fixing strap 12 is engaged on the thumb sleeve 2 , and the fixing strap 12 has a hole 14 . A Velcro element 18 is located on the end 16 of the fastening strap 12 facing away from the thumb cuff, and the end 16 of the fastening strap 12 can be fastened to the thumb cuff 2 by means of the Velcro element 18 , for example.

[0029] figure 2 show figure 1 A view of the thumb orthosis 1 with a splint 20 which, according to the illustrated example, can be inserted through the pocket opening 10 into the pocket 8 on the inner side 6 of the thumb cuff 2 .

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The invention relates to a thumb orthosis, comprising a thumb cuff for encompassing a thumb, and at least a fastening strap attached thereto, wherein the fastening strap has a hole for passing through the thumb.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a thumb orthosis with a thumb sleeve for surrounding the thumb and at least one fastening strap fastened to the thumb sleeve. Background technique [0002] Various forms of thumb orthoses are known in the prior art. The purpose of thumb orthoses is, for example, after an injury to the thumb or one of the thumb joints to maintain the corresponding joint and to protect it from excessive fatigue and from re-injury. Thumb orthoses are also known to be used as a preventive measure against excessive loading of the thumb or one of its joints. [0003] In this case, conventional thumb orthoses generally comprise a thumb sleeve, which surrounds the thumb over a more or less large area. Known are sleeves made of flexible material which surround the thumb almost completely, whereas other thumb sleeves, for example, only surround the base joint of the thumb. It is also known to use non-elastic materials, such as hard plastics, to make t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61F5/01A61F5/058
CPCA61F5/0118A61F5/05875
Inventor U·安德松B·尼林J·博林F·奥尔松
Owner OTTOBOCK SE & CO KGAA
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