Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1998-09-17
2000-04-04
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 5, 128845, 128DIG20, A61G 500, A61G 1500
Patent
active
060455195
ABSTRACT:
An inflatable support device for supporting the lower back of a user especially when the user is sitting. The device includes an elongate flexible belt adapted for wrapping around the waist area of a wearer. An inflatable waist bladder is coupled to the belt such that the waist bladder is wrapped around the waist area of the wearer when the belt is wrapped around the waist area of the wearer. An elongate lower support bar downwardly depends from the belt. The lower support bar is designed for positioning adjacent the spine region of the lower back area of the wearer to provide support to the lower back area of the wearer. The lower support bar has opposite top and bottom ends, and a pair of side edges extending between the top and bottom ends of the lower support bar. The top end of the lower support bar is attached to the belt. A flexible flap is extended from the bottom end of the lower support bar. The flexible flap is designed for sitting on by the wearer. The lower support bar has a pair of elongate inflatable back bladders. One of the back bladders is coupled to one of the side edges of the lower support bar. The other back bladder is coupled to the other side edge of the lower support bar.
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Apley Richard J.
Pothier Denise
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