Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-04
2007-09-04
Yu, Justine R. (Department: 3771)
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
C602S062000, C602S075000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10956417
ABSTRACT:
An adjustable support device for the knee provides in one embodiment a strap, a primary tensioning device positioned on the strap, and a secondary tensioning device carried on the strap. A preferred embodiment of the device includes an elongate bar secured to the strap between first and second ends of the strap by a patch of material, stitching, or any number of known adhesives. The secondary tensioning device may include one or more patches of elastic, or alternatively, inelastic material that provide radially-directed pressure against the knee joint. In another embodiment, the secondary tensioning device provides pairs of ligatures secured to each end of the elongate bar for concentrating radially-directed pressure against the knee joint.
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Ali Shumaya
Medical Specialties, Inc.
Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.
Yu Justine R.
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