Hand suspension fixture

Abstract

Described is a hand suspension fixture for recovering from skin grafts on human hands. The hand suspension fixture generally comprises five retention fixtures each adapted to connect to one of five flexible members at a first end. At a second end, each of the five flexible members can be attached to a distal end of five respective human finger tips, such as the finger's distal digits. The human hand is adapted to hang from the five flexible members whereby the five retention fixtures are spaced apart to splay the five fingers (thumb included) when the human hand is hanging from the suspension fixture.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hand suspension fixture comprising:
 five retention fixtures each adapted to connect to one of five flexible members at a first end;   at a second end, each of the five flexible members adapted to be attached to essentially a distal end of five respective human digits of a human hand;   the human hand adapted to hang from the five flexible members;   the five retention fixtures spaced apart to splay the five human digits when the human hand is hanging from the suspension fixture.   
     
     
         2 . The suspension fixture of  claim 1  wherein the five retention fixtures are independently attached to the suspension fixture. 
     
     
         3 . The suspension fixture of  claim 2  wherein each of the five retention fixtures are flexibly positionable to the suspension fixture. 
     
     
         4 . The suspension fixture of  claim 3  wherein each of the five retention fixtures are adapted to be fixed in place to the suspension fixture via a respective knurled bolt. 
     
     
         5 . The suspension fixture of  claim 1  wherein the five retention fixtures are arranged in an arc on the suspension fixture. 
     
     
         6 . The suspension fixture  claim 1  wherein the suspension fixture is adapted to be connected to a stand. 
     
     
         7 . The suspension fixture of  claim 1  wherein the flexible members are selected from a group consisting of metal cable, polymer cable, wire. 
     
     
         8 . The suspension fixture of  claim 1  wherein each of the retention fixtures possess a hook adapted to receive a loop on each of the flexible members. 
     
     
         9 . The suspension fixture of  claim 1  wherein the flexible members possess a retaining feature adapted to attach to a human digit. 
     
     
         10 . A burned hand suspension fixture comprising:
 five retention fixtures each adapted to connect to one of five lines at a first end;   at a second end, each of the five lines adapted to be attached to essentially a distal end of five respective human digits of a burnt human hand;   the burnt human hand adapted to hang from the five lines; and   the five lines spaced apart to splay the five human digits when the burnt human hand is hanging from the burned hand suspension fixture.   
     
     
         11 . The burned hand suspension fixture of  claim 10  wherein the five retention fixtures are independently and adjustably attached to the burned hand suspension fixture. 
     
     
         12 . The burned hand suspension fixture of  claim 11  wherein each of the five retention fixtures are adapted to be fixed in place to the burned hand suspension fixture. 
     
     
         13 . The burned hand suspension fixture of  claim 10  wherein the five retention fixtures are arranged in an arc on the burned hand suspension fixture. 
     
     
         14 . The burned hand suspension fixture  claim 10  wherein the burned hand suspension fixture is adapted to be connected to a stand that retains the hand suspension fixture above the burnt human hand. 
     
     
         15 . The burned hand suspension fixture of  claim 10  wherein the five lines are selected from a group comprising metal cable, polymer cable, wire. 
     
     
         16 . The burned hand suspension fixture of  claim 10  wherein each of the retention fixtures possess a hook adapted to receive a loop on each of the lines. 
     
     
         17 . The burned hand suspension fixture of  claim 10  wherein the five lines are adapted to be attached to essentially the distal end of each of the five respective human digits by a penetrating member that penetrates into each of the respective human digits. 
     
     
         18 . A hand suspension fixture comprising:
 a support member possessing a plurality of flexible lines extending there from;   each of the flexible lines fixedly attached to a fingertip fixator, the fingertip fixator adapted to fixedly attach to a distal end of a human finger of a human hand;   the human hand adapted to hang from the flexible lines with at least two of the human fingers splayed apart when the human fingertips are fixedly attached to the fingertip fixator while the hand suspension fixture is restrained above the human hand.   
     
     
         19 . The hand suspension fixture of  claim 18  wherein the suspension fixture is restrained by hanging from a stand. 
     
     
         20 . The hand suspension fixture of  claim 18  wherein the fingertip fixator penetrates the human finger.