Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1993-02-12
1995-01-24
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 16, A61F 500
Patent
active
053838459
ABSTRACT:
An orthopedic brace for supporting a joint has a plurality of compliant support components, including a hinged shell of stiffened elastic material and at least one supple support strap engaging the brace at two points on opposite sides of the hinge to stabilize the weakened joint throughout its range of motion, The shell has a pair of cuffs adapted to engage the body adjacent to the joint and connected to one another across a rotatable hinge by arms integrally extending from the cuffs, The support strap is adjustable in length enabling the user to modify the support strap tension, and consequently the degree of support the brace provides to the joint.
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Apley Richard J.
Brown Rodney F.
Dvorak Linda C. M.
Smith & Nephew Donjoy Inc.
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