Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1993-08-10
1995-05-16
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 13, 602 16, A61F 500
Patent
active
054156254
ABSTRACT:
A hinged knee brace has a system of inflatable pads mounted thereon to adjustably provide secure and comfortable support for the brace against the leg. Each pad is a pneumatic bladder having a valve enabling selective inflation or deflation of the bladder with a fluid to systematically adjust the fit of the brace to the leg in accordance with the needs of the user.
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Bastyr Charles A.
Cassford Keith L.
Gildersleeve Richard E.
Apley Richard J.
Brown Rodney F.
Dvorak Linda C. M.
Smith & Nephew Donjoy Inc.
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