Support belt

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1998-07-20

1999-11-16

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage

Orthopedic bandage

Splint or brace

2 44, A61F 500, A61F 502

Patent

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059848863

ABSTRACT:
A support belt to be worn around the waist of a person includes an elongated multi-layer strip. The elongated multi-layer strip includes a center portion and a pair of ends. The elongated multi-layer strip is sized and shaped so as to encircle the waist of the person with the center portion positioned against the back of the person and the pair of ends positioned against the front of the person, the pair of ends being releasably fastenable together to secure the support belt around the waist of the person. The center portion of the elongated multi-layer strip is shaped to define an angle of lordosis of approximately 15 degrees in the lumbar spinal region. A pair of inwardly curved sections sized and shaped so as to urge against the iliac crests of the person wearing the support belt are mounted on the multi-layer strip. The multi-layer strip may comprise a layer of rigid plastic and a pair of layers of a soft compressible plastic.

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patent: 5388273 (1995-02-01), Sydor et al.
patent: 5474523 (1995-12-01), Miller
patent: 5782782 (1998-07-01), Miller

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