Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1993-12-08
1995-09-19
Dvorak, Linda C. M.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 13, A61F 500
Patent
active
054512018
ABSTRACT:
A joint support apparatus for wrapping around a joint to protect and support the joint during sports-like or sports-related activities. The main body of the apparatus being made of at least one sheet of flexible resilient material and constructed to urge the knee-joint to maintain a partially flexed position. The apparatus may also include a specially positioned pad to account for natural curvature of the knee-joint to maintain a more balanced support to the joint particularly during extension. Further the apparatus may also include an inflatable bladder.
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Dvorak Linda C. M.
Innovative Footwear Corporation
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