bendable support frame of a generally oblong shape which is adapted to fit the palmar arch of the hand four generally rounded finger separators are attached to the frame to separate each of the fingers and provide lateral resistance to ulnar drift thereof preferably the support frame and finger separators are formed of wire the entire splint is enclosed in a pliant foamed cushioning material which according to one embodiment can be further covered with an abrasion resistant flexible outer sheeting material to resist wear straps or other fastening means are used to secure the splint against the hand a process for making the splint is also provided application_number US 54428483 A description referring now to fig6 there is shown a wire support frame 14 which has been bent into a generally oblong shape having two elongated members 16 and 18 of unequal length the longer top member 18 is joined to the shorter member 16 by means of an ulnar connecting piece 20 and a radial connecting piece 22 it can be seen that the support frame 14 is made of a single piece of wire which is joined on the ulnar side 20 attached to the frame are four individual substantially flat rounded finger separators 24 which are attached to the support frame 14 by means of extensions 26 and 28 as indicated in fig4 7 each of the finger separators 24.