Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1998-10-29
2000-08-08
Crow, Stephen R.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
2311, A61F 500, A41F 900
Patent
active
060994908
ABSTRACT:
A support brace having a generally contoured lumbar support section and an abdominal support system, comprising an abdominal support pad elastically connected to a lateral edge of the lumbar support member and an elastic abdominal support band attached to the opposite lateral edge of the lumbar support member, and also having two inelastic straps, each being independently attached to an opposite lateral edge of the lumbar support member. The lumbar support member has a first and a second D-ring attached to its outer surface, and the abdominal support pad and the abdominal support band have single D-rings attached to their outer surfaces. The straps are independently threaded through the abdominal support system's D-ring and then turned back and threaded through the D-rings of the lumbar support member. The support brace is selectively tightened by pulling on the ends of the straps and cinching the brace to the optimal tightness, while maintaining the desired compression about the wearer's mid-section.
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Crow Stephen R.
Pothier Denise
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