Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1996-08-21
1998-03-17
Dvorak, Linda C.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
A61F 500
Patent
active
057280568
ABSTRACT:
A lumbago correcting belt is disclosed, comprising a belt body adapted to be attached to a lumbar region of a human body to enclose and surround the iliac bones and a pair of tightening members made of a flexible material the tightening members being disposed and spaced from each other on an outer circumferential face of the belt body. Each of the tightening members has two legs branched therefrom which compress the iliac bones by a tightening force selectively given to only one of the two legs. In one embodiment, a first set of engaging means is provided, one member of which is provided at one end portion of the belt body on an outer circumferential face thereof and another member of which is provided at the other end portion of the belt body on an inner circumferential face thereof, and a second set of engaging means is provided on the tightening members at one face of front end portions thereof. In a second embodiment, a first set of engaging means is provided, a first member of which is provided at one end portion of the belt body on he outer circumfential face thereof, a second member of which is provided at the other end portion of the belt body on the outer circumferential face thereof, a third member of which is provided at the other end portion of the belt body on an inner circumferential face thereof and a fourth member of which is provided at a middle portion of the belt body on the outer circumferential face thereof and a second set of engaging means is provided on he tightening members at both faces of front end portions thereof.
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Nakashita Takefumi
Seriguchi Fukumori
Shirouzu Toshimichi
Yamada Terusato
Dvorak Linda C.
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.
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