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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2004
Richard G. Taylor, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jessica A. Mills, Mason, OH (US);
Richard G. Taylor, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jessica A. Mills, Mason, OH (US);
Beiersdorf, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A reversible wrist brace includes a sheet of flexible material that overlies and supports a wearer's wrist, wherein the sheet of material includes opposing surfaces each having one or more portions of loop material. The flexible sheet has at least one opening in the vicinity of a lateral edge to accommodate at least one fastening strap, such that the strap may slide within the opening. The fastening strap is a continuous loop of sheet material having an outer surface with a hook-bearing portion. The fastener is designed so as to enable a wearer to switch the wrist brace between right and left hands by orienting the hook-bearing portion so that it is coincident with the loop-bearing portion when the wrist brace is worn on either hand. The wrist brace may include a splint that may be inserted within a pocket located on the flexible material to further immobilize the wrist.