US 6,981,956 B2
Wrist splint
Samuel Scheinberg, Otis, Oreg. (US); and Adrian A. Polliack, Lake Oswego, Oreg. (US)
Assigned to The Seaberg Company, Inc., Newport, Oreg. (US)
Filed on Feb. 03, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/357,659.
Prior Publication US 2005/0177081 A1, Aug. 11, 2005
Int. Cl. A61F 5/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 602—5 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An orthopedic splint for use on a person's wrist, comprising:
(a) an elongated body having opposite first and second ends and an elongated core of malleable metal having a pair of opposite initially generally planar sides;
(b) a respective layer of flexible and resilient padding material covering each of said opposite sides; and
(c) an outer cover of a textile fabric enclosing said core and said layers of padding material, said splint having a first firmness adjacent said first end and a second, greater, firmness adjacent said second end thereof.