Surgery: splint – brace – or bandage – Orthopedic bandage – Splint or brace
Patent
1994-12-07
1997-08-19
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage
Orthopedic bandage
Splint or brace
602 23, 482 51, A61H 300
Patent
active
056582420
ABSTRACT:
A walking aid having a body support member (43, 70, 100) and a pair of leg support members (42, 90, 110, 112) each of which is interconnected by a central or crotch pivot (41, 79, 113) so as to be independently movable with respect to each other. In one embodiment the body support member is a back support member (43). In another embodiment the body support member is a waist belt or body strap (70, 100) and having one or more inguinal straps or connections straps (74, 104, 105) interconnecting the waist belt or body strap to the crotch pivot. Each leg support member (42, 90, 110, 112) may be attached to leg callipers, knee-ankle foot orthoses (KAFO'S) or other specialized leg supports or attachments.
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Kirtley Christopher
McKay Stewart Kenneth
Apley Richard J.
Hwang Victor K.
Polycane Australia Pty Ltd.
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