Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-28
2008-11-11
Brown, Michael A. (Department: 3772)
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
C602S032000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07449005
ABSTRACT:
A traction device having an adjustable tensioning mechanism, the traction device attachable to a head support and a cervical collar. The tensioning mechanism includes a traction base, a slider slidably connected to the traction base and an adjustment mechanism to force the traction base and slider in opposite directions. One of the traction base or slider is at a fixed longitudinal position with respect to the head support and the other of the traction base or slider is at a fixed longitudinal position with respect to the cervical collar.
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Burns Clay A.
Gorsen Robert M.
Pickering Will
Tweardy Lisa A. G.
Brown Michael A.
Ossur hf.
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
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