Claims
- 1. For use with a thumb wrist splint in which said thumb wrist splint has a thumb spica portion, a thumb strap, a thumb strap anchor, a main body portion, at least one formable stay in the body portion, having means for rapidly engaging the main body about the wrist of the patient, a foam wrist and spica pad comprising, in combination:said foam wrist and thumb spica pad being formed of a material which is a foamed heat formable material at a temperature under 200° F. and having a density sufficient to stitch a thread sequentially about its periphery; said pad having an elongated shape with a larger portion at one end; said pad been sewn into the main body extending over a major portion thereof with the larger end portion forming the interior portion of the thumb engaging spica.
- 2. In the thumb wrist splint according to claim 1,a cloth webbing laminated to one surface of said pad; the laminated surface being positioned interiorly of the body portion to engage the skin of the patient; whereby the major portion of the thumb is engaged by the laminated fabric in the absence of stitching, seams, and other interruptions on the surface portion thereof.
- 3. In the thumb wrist splint according to claim 1,opposed pinch points formed in the larger portion of the pad to gripingly engage the thumb.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a division of pending Application Ser. No. 09/317,596, filed May 24, 1999, now allowed.
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