Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1996-06-10
1998-11-10
Donnelly, Jerome
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
129 961, A61F 537
Patent
active
058336389
ABSTRACT:
A back brace for providing back support to the lumbar region of a wearer. The back brace includes a band that wraps around the torso region of a person in covering relationship to the region of the iliac crests. The base has accommodation panels attached to it that cover the iliac crest regions and accommodate the protuberance thereof in order to provide a better fit on the body. In one embodiment, the base includes an elastic band and the panels are of an inelastic material. In another embodiment, the brace includes a waist band that is of an inelastic material, and the accommodation panels covering the iliac crests are formed of an elastic material.
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