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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Philip Benz, Portland, OR (US);
Robert Henry Niemeyer, Iii, Tigard, OR (US);
Matthew Semler, Portland, OR (US);
Philip Benz, Portland, OR (US);
Robert Henry Niemeyer, III, Tigard, OR (US);
Matthew Semler, Portland, OR (US);
Semler Technologies, Inc., Milwaukee, OR (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method of use for a wrist extension brace, intended to be used to position, secure, stabilize, and extend a patient's wrist for the purpose of assisting cannulation of blood vessels in the wrist and forearm. The apparatus generally includes a frame having a fixed dorsiflexion angle and means for cushioning a patient's hand, wrist and forearm and means of attaching such to the wrist extension brace. The method of use includes the steps of attaching the apparatus to a patient's wrist and adjusting it after such attachment.