Knee brace having an inflatable bladder and exterior support ele

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1996-01-11

1997-05-06

Dvorak, Linda C.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

602 16, 602 13, A61F 500

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056265573

ABSTRACT:
A cloth body having a central knee hole wrapped around a patient's knee to treat knee flexion contractures. Hook and loop straps secure the cloth body to the patient's knee. Longitudinally extending pockets on opposite sides of the knee hole contain an air bladder. Inflation of the air bladder supports the patient's knee in a rigid position. End pockets integral with the cloth body and adjacent the longitudinally extending pockets enclose end portions of a support element.

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