PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an orthosis for thoracic limbs reducing a users botheration, while applying energizing force in an opening direction to the users fingers.SOLUTION: An orthosis 1 for thoracic limbs to be worn on a users hand, includes: linear or belt-like elastic members 10 having locking parts 11 that can be locked to fingers, at first ends 10a thereof and a support part 30 configured to be worn on a hand and by which second ends 10b of the elastic members are supported. The support part includes a first area for covering a dorsal surface of the hand, and second areas for covering dorsal surfaces of the fingers. The elastic members are configured to be disposed along the dorsal surfaces of fingers and the dorsal surface of a hand, when the support part is worn on the hand, with the locking parts locked to the fingers.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】使用者の指に対して開く方向への付勢力を与えつつ、使用者の煩わしさが低減された上肢用装具を提供する。【解決手段】使用者の手に装着される上肢用装具1は、指に係止可能な係止部11を第一の端部10aに有する、線状または帯状の弾性部材10と、手に装着可能に構成され、弾性部材の第二の端部10bが支持される支持部30とを備え、支持部は、手背を覆う第一領域と、指背を覆う第二領域とを有し、係止部を指に係止させつつ支持部を手に装着したときに、弾性部材が指背および手背に沿って配されるように構成されている。【選択図】図1
