Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1992-12-14
1994-06-14
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
128DIG23, 602 6, A61F 504
Patent
active
053205960
ABSTRACT:
A cervical orthosis is provided which supports the weight of the head with a chin support having a pair of transverse members extending rearward from the chin support to the wearer's shoulder. The transverse members are joined at the shoulder to a pair of vertical members which travel down the wearer's back. The orthosis is secured to the wearer by means of a belt attached to the lower ends of the transverse member which is fastened about the wearer's torso. In a preferred embodiment the orthosis is formed of one continuous piece of a suitably rigid material and conforms to the contours of the wearer's body. A method of forming a customized orthosis to conform to the contours of a wearer positioned in a desired posture is also provided.
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Catipovic Robert M.
Mollendorf Joseph C.
Pascale Lilian A.
Apley Richard J.
Coslick, Jr. Ronald T.
Dvorak Linda C. M.
The Research Foundation of State Univ. of NY
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