VIRGINIA LEE O'BRIEN, OT
Restorative Service Providers at Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN
License number
Minnesota 10118
Category
Restorative Service Providers
Type
Hand
Address
Address
2
2450 Riverside Ave #R102, Minneapolis, MN 55454
1141 Hillcrest Dr, Saint Paul, MN 55125
1141 Hillcrest Dr, Saint Paul, MN 55125
Phone
(612) 273-9400
Personal information
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Address
Phone
1141 Hillcrest Dr, Saint Paul, MN 55125
Professional information
Virginia L O'brien, Minneapolis MN - OT (Occupational therapy)
Specialties:
Occupational Therapy, Hand Occupational Therapy
Address:
2450 Riverside Ave SUITE R102, Minneapolis 55454
(612) 273-9400 (Phone)
(612) 273-9400 (Phone)
Languages:
English
Hospitals:
2450 Riverside Ave SUITE R102, Minneapolis 55454
University of Minnesota Medical Center Fairview - West Bank
2312 6Th St South, Minneapolis 55454
University of Minnesota Medical Center Fairview - West Bank
2312 6Th St South, Minneapolis 55454
Ergonomic Palmar Support
US Patent:
5771901, Jun 30, 1998
Filed:
Jan 27, 1997
Appl. No.:
8/789091
Inventors:
Virginia H. O'Brien - Woodbury MN
International Classification:
A61F 537
US Classification:
128878
Abstract:
An arch support for a hand is a plate made to conform to the palm of the hand and has support edges The support bridges the palm between the thumb side and the little finger of ulnar side of the palm of the hand and extends from adjacent the distal wrist crease to the palmar crease. The support is molded to fit partially around the thumb and a portion of the heel of the hand. The support is held in place with a glove or with fasteners. When gripping an object such as a handle bar of a bicycle for example, the arch of the hand is supported to reduce ulnar and median nerve compression damage while the hand supports part of the upper body weight on the handle bars of a bicycle. The support is made of sufficiently rigid material so that it will distribute the loads supported on the handle bars across a wider surface of the palm of the hand, particularly by spanning the carpel tunnel and Guyon's canal to avoid damage to the median and ulnar nerves.