Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1998-05-01
1999-02-02
Dvorak, Linda C.M.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 63, 602 62, A61F 500
Patent
active
058657770
ABSTRACT:
A knee brace for a person, particularly an elderly person. The knee brace made up of a generally planar sheet of elastomeric, e.g., a plush fabric-covered neoprene, material and has a pair of adjustment straps secured to it. The sheet has a central portion having a longitudinal axis, a first side disposed laterally from the axis and from which an intermediate mounting tab projects and a second side disposed laterally from the axis opposite the first side and from which an upper and a lower mounting tab project. The upper tab includes a free end portion in the form of a VELCRO.RTM. multi-hook connector. The intermediate tab is similarly constructed, as is the lower tab. The central portion of the brace is arranged to be mounted on the person's knee so that the longitudinal axis is over the person's patella. The upper tab is arranged to be stretched and wrapped around the posterior of the person's thigh so that it's VELCRO.RTM. multi-hook connector releasably engages the plush fabric of the central portion contiguous the said first side to hold it in place. The lower tab is arranged to be stretched and wrapped around the posterior the person's calf so that it's VELCRO.RTM. multi-hook connector releasably engages the plush fabric of the central portion contiguous with the first side to hold it in place. The intermediate tab is arranged to be stretched and wrapped around the posterior the person's knee so that it's VELCRO.RTM. multi-hook connector releasably engages the plush fabric of the portion contiguous with the second side to hold it in place. One of the adjustment straps is an inelastic member which is located on the central portion of the brace above the person's patella to adjust the tightness of the brace on the person's thigh, while the other of the adjustment straps is similarly constructed and is located on said central portion of the brace below the person's patella to adjust the tightness of the brace on the person's calf.
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