Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1996-07-31
1998-07-21
Dvorak, Linda C.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 7, 602 26, A61F 500
Patent
active
057827800
ABSTRACT:
A method of forming an orthotic member conforming to a contour of a body is provided, wherein a flat member having a substantially two-dimensional shape and constructed from a pliable material is bent into a substantially three-dimensional shape approximating the contour of the body. The pliable material is then converted to a non-pliable material by heat treating the pliable material under controlled conditions of temperature and time, thereby forming the desired orthotic member contoured to the body. The contoured orthotic member is further provided with a coating covering the non-pliable material, wherein the coating material has cushioning properties.
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Mason Bradley R.
Mason Jeffrey T.
Breg, Inc.
Brown Rodney F.
Dvorak Linda C.
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