Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1998-09-05
2000-09-12
Lee, Kim M.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 20, 602 23, 602 60, 602 62, 602 63, A61F 500, A61F 1300
Patent
active
061170976
ABSTRACT:
A brace apparatus for applying tension to the fore portion and the upper portion of a human limb about a limb joint in a direction of limb closure about the joint for joint therapy includes a limb fore portion engaging structure; a limb upper portion engaging structure; an elastic strip interconnecting the limb fore portion and the limb upper portion for creating a range of tension levels between the limb fore portion and the limb upper portion over which the limb fore portion and the limb upper portion move relative to each other; and a mechanism for adjusting the range of tension in the elastic strip. The limb fore portion engaging structure and the limb upper portion engaging structure preferably include a flexible tubular member sized to fit about the human limb at the joint, the tubular member having a longitudinal slit for opening the member for placement of the member about the limb; and a tubular member fastener at the longitudinal slit releasibly fastening the slit against opening and thereby securing the member about the limb. The elastic strip is preferably connected to the member adjacent to the fore limb portion and to the member adjacent to the upper limb portion. The mechanism for adjusting the range of tension optionally includes a button secured to the strip and a longitudinal series of button holes in the member for receiving the button, so that the range of tension in the elastic member is selected by selecting a button hole for receiving the button.
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Kubler Frank L.
Lee Kim M.
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