Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1996-07-16
1998-03-03
Donnelly, Jerome
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
128 961, 2 44, A61F 502
Patent
active
057229406
ABSTRACT:
A back support device for supporting a wearer's back during various activities is described. The back support device includes an inner belt, and outer substantially inelastic belt, and a semi-rigid abdominal plate positioned beneath the outer substantially inelastic belt. The back support device is designed to be positioned circumferentially about a wearer's waist or lower torso region, such that the abdominal plate overlies an abdominal region of the wearer, with the substantially inelastic belt securing the abdominal plate firmly in position thereon, in order to increase the intraabdominal pressure and thereby support the wearer's lower spine. The inner belt is desirably substantially elastic in order that it closely conforms to the wearer's body and assists in increasing the intraabdominal pressure. The back support device also desirably includes a lumbosacral pad, which can be positioned within a pocket located on a rear portion of the back support device, to thereby correspond with the wearer's lower spinal region and to provide effective contact between the inelastic belt of the device and the spine due to the spine's natural curvature in the lumbar region.
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Gaylord R. Scott
Gaylord, Jr. John F.
Donnelly Jerome
Medical Specialties, Inc.
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