Patent Application
20230110062
Experiencing thumb and wrist pain is a prevalent situation for individuals globally. Thumb and wrist discomfort is often credited to tendon constriction or irritation which in return causes pain and tenderness along the thumb side of the wrist. Oftentimes, repetitive stress, overuse, and constant phone usage are the main causes of pain or injury and such cumulative effects can lead to extreme discomfort and/or joint pressure which creates constant friction for individuals. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem.
An apparatus to help relieve thumb and wrist discomfort from joint pressure, and friction from overuse. There have been no products available as original equipment or as an aftermarket to address this problem either.
There exists a need for a device such as the Thumb Stretch Wedge that is not being met by any known or disclosed device or system of present.
The main purpose of the Thumb Stretch Wedge is to provide users with an easy and safe way to effectively stretch their thumb and wrist to relieve excessive pressure and promote proper thumb extension.
Throughout the description, similar reference numbers may be used to identify similar elements depicted in multiple embodiments. Although specific embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated, the invention is not to be limited to the specific forms or arrangements of parts so described and illustrated. The scope of the invention is to be defined by the claims appended hereto and their equivalents.
Reference will now be made to exemplary embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used herein to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Alterations and further modifications of the inventive features illustrated herein and additional applications of the principles of the inventions as illustrated herein, which would occur to one skilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure, are to be considered within the scope of the invention.
The present disclosed Thumb Stretch Wedge, also known as “Thumb Saver”, delivers a proper anatomical stretch of the thumb. The Thumb Saver extends the wrist joints and musculature to reduce the frequency, intensity, and chronic occurrence of several common repetitive strain injuries such as, but not limited to carpal tunnel syndrome, DeQuervain's syndrome, trigger thumb injury and texting thumb syndrome. This innovative, one size fits all, product introduces a novel triangular shaped object made of nonslip rubber and plastic with grooves to enable the user to simply glide their thumbs into the unit. The Thumb Saver delivers a mild stretch at the base of the thumb and the space between the thumb and index finger. The user pushes their hand towards the device and the amount of force the user exerts will determine the intensity of the stretch. The compact structure of the Thumb Saver ensures the product is unobtrusive on a workstation and can be easily carried around with an individual. With the Thumb Saver, a person can stretch while still working at their desk, talking on the phone, reading, and/or studying as it offers a fully operational, inconspicuous thumb and wrist relieving device that allows users to perform anatomically correct stretches to the thumb, wrist and index finger structures, at their leisure. This unprecedented product offers treatment post rehab for most hand and wrist surgeries, and other cumulative thumb and wrist disorders to guarantee the pain is treated adequately and easily.
Although the operations of the method(s) herein are shown and described in a particular order, the order of the operations of each method may be altered so that certain operations may be performed in an inverse order or so that certain operations may be performed, at least in part, concurrently with other operations. In another embodiment, instructions or sub-operations of distinct operations may be implemented in an intermittent and/or alternating manner.
