Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Bandage structure – Support covering
Patent
1998-02-24
2000-06-20
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Bandage structure
Support covering
602 26, A61F 500
Patent
active
060772425
ABSTRACT:
A patella strap which the patella strap has a forward patella press which optionally includes a horse shoe shaped gel. Laterally of the patella press on both sides, buckles are provided which assist in securing the tension of the strap, provision is made for an angulated tension control which permits the patella strap to be used in the inferior or superior position with equal facility. The elasticized patella press allows individual tension control. The elastic patella press also provides the pocket for securing the viscoelastic insert. The band which engages the laterally positioned buckles optionally, but desirably, has an underlying leather like strap which prevents the buckle from contacting the skin of the body. The rear mounting body strap is inserted at both ends into the guide of the buckle, opposing the opening to receive the elasticized patella press which holds the patella engaging portion in place. The rear strap is intentionally non-elastic or in-elastic, and the two end portions have removable securing members which engage the outer surface of the strap after the end tabs have been reversibly folded to the buckle.
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Falk Rhonda M.
McNally William L.
Apley Richard J.
Dominik Jack E.
Fla Orthopedics, Inc.
Lee Kim M.
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