Patents Assigned to Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Two piece wrist-hand-finger orthosis
    Patent number: 6692453
    Abstract: A two-piece wrist-hand-finger orthosis of the present invention includes a rigid forearm section secured to the patient's arm, and a rigid hand section with a proximally projecting extension lever. The hand section is donned on the patient with the patient's hand in flexion. The hand section is then leveraged into a position of predetermined flexion or extension by pivoting the extension lever downwardly into contact with the forearm section. The extension lever is then secured to the forearm section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Board of Regents, University of Nebraska Medical Center
    Inventor: Andrew W. Wolfe