Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-13
2007-02-13
Bennett, Henry (Department: 3743)
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
C602S023000, C482S124000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11057610
ABSTRACT:
A device including an elastic member and means for connecting the ends of it to a person so that the elastic strip is operable, when the person's leg is straight or nearly straight, to exert a force that tends to bend the leg at the knee and hip is disclosed. The device assists someone using the device to achieve a safe and adequate lift of his or her legs during the swing phase of the gait cycle. Prolonged use of the device has been observed to cause a person, when later walking without the device, to exhibit better leg lift during the swing phase of the gait cycle than that person did before using the device. The elastic strip can be connected at one end to a shoe insert and, at the other end, to a belt.
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Ali Shumaya B.
Bennett Henry
Purdue David C.
Purdue John C.
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