Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1991-12-12
1993-11-16
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 62, 602 19, A61F 500
Patent
active
052618714
ABSTRACT:
An improved elastic orthopedic support brace having a plurality of pockets capable of receiving flexible wire members of varying sizes and configurations for providing adjustable lateral support for a joint and adjustable resistance against the flexion of that joint so that the brace may be customized for a patient having a particular injury.
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Apley Richard J.
Meindl Beverly A.
Zickert Lloyd L.
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