Inventors
Darryl E Barnes
Publication date
2011/3/29
Patent office
US
Patent number
7914474
Application number
12244084
Description
Finger splints for use in connection with distal interpha langeal (DIP) joint fractures are disclosed. The splints include a ring element for positioning around a finger at a location proximal to the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint and include an extension member that extends over the DIP joint and attaches to the fingernail.
Scholar articles
DE Barnes - US Patent 7,914,474, 2011
DE Barnes - US Patent 8,128,586, 2012