Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-27
2005-12-27
Brown, Michael A. (Department: 3764)
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
C602S006000, C602S013000, C128S879000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06979305
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for treating carpal tunnel syndrome in a patient's hand includes a bilateral housing for receiving the patient's right or left hand with two bottom capture regions for capturing and retaining the thenar and hypothenar regions of the patient's hand. The housing also includes a top portion with a pressure element adapted and configured to contact at least a portion of the central longitudinal dorsal region of the patient's hand. The pressure element is connected to a pressure source, such that when the hand is inserted into the housing, the pressure element may be activated to exert pressure on the respective central dorsal region of the hand while the hypothenar and thenar regions of the band are retained by the first and second capture regions, thus exerting forces opposite to the pressure exerted by the pressure element.
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Porrata Alejandro A.
Porrata Humberto L.
Brown Michael A.
Bryan Cave LLP
Porrata Group LLC
Thanh Quang D.
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