Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1997-05-24
1998-09-22
Dvorak, Linda C.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
128898, 602 36, 602 39, 606 86, A61F 500
Patent
active
058107509
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method for aligning a fractured bone in a limb of a patient. The method includes positioning on the limb two pairs of selectively inflatable bladders formed in a flexible wrap. Each bladder is oblong shaped and is oriented with the longitudinal axis of the bladder parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bone. The flexible wrap is secured around the limb to position the bladders on the limb over the fractured bone. The two bladders of each pair of bladders are positioned on the limb in a radially opposed orientation. Further, all of the bladders are radially distributed at 90 degree intervals around the limb. The bladders are selectively inflated to generate forces between the wrap and the limb, which act in concert to align the bone. The forces include a direct force between each bladder and the limb that transitions from being substantially concentrated to being substantially uniformly distributed during realignment of the bone. Once the bone is aligned, an intramedullary nail may be inserted into the bone to stabilize the bone during the healing of the bone.
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