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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120083722 | Weight-bearing lower extremity brace The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to a device and/or system (e.g., redistributing weight away from a subject's foot), which may comprise (a) a platform, (b) at least one vertical support fixed to the platform and extending upwardly from the ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071805 | RANGE OF MOTION DEVICE A method of assembling an orthosis configured to stretch tissue around a foot and a toe of a wearer is provided. The method includes providing a first member affixable to the foot and including a first extension member extending therefrom, providing a second member affi... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120041351 | THERAPEUTIC COMPRESSION APPARATUS A therapeutic compression apparatus having a primary wrap, a foot wrap and a stirrup is provided. The primary wrap encircles a first portion of a leg and applies compression thereto. The foot wrap encircles at least a portion of the foot and applies compression thereto.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035520 | WALKER HAVING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT AND METHOD FOR DOING THE SAME A walker having height adjustment, and a method of use thereof, generally includes a base. Length adjustable strut assemblies are provided to allow the walker to be converted between a fully extended configuration, a high top walker configuration, and a fully retracted,... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110319801 | SUPPORTING DEVICE The invention relates to a supporting device for a support (12) used to support a lower extremity, in particular a knee joint, a lower leg, a foot or an ankle, an upper leg support (14) and a lower leg support (16) being provided and interconnected ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110301521 | Support shell assembly for supporting and splinting legs In a support shell assembly for supporting and splinting legs comprising a left and a right leg shell and a sole element that is fastened to the leg shells, wherein the leg shells and the sole element have fastening means for receiving a tensioning element, arranged wit... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110288460 | THERAPEUTIC JOINT SUPPORT FOR ANIMALS A breathable fabric sleeve provides varying elastic support to help heal strains, sprains and bruises to the ligaments and tendons of an animal's fetlock and pastern joints. Preferably the sleeve is made of a seamlessly woven elastic fabric. The sleeve is applied over t... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110270146 | Orthotic An orthotic for correcting a movement of a hip joint of a user includes a support frame, a cam, a leg fixer, a following element and a restoring element. The support frame is attached to the user. The cam is disposed to the support frame. The leg fixer is pivotally conn... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110160630 | BRACE FOR DYNAMICALLY CORRECTING THE BENDING OF THE JOINTS OF THE LOWER LIMB A brace for dynamically correcting the bending of the joints of the lower limb includes a thigh grip (1), a leg grip (2), connection elements between the thigh grip and the leg grip, wherein the connection elements include at least two flat flexible profil... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110137221 | Neuromusculoskeletal Knee Support Device The garment proprioceptively treats a patient and comprises a sleeve having an anchor strap and a viscoelastic pad. The sleeve defines inner and outer sleeve surfaces and is configured to envelop a portion of the patient's body. The anchor strap is circumferentially wra... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110092866 | HIP, GROIN, AND THIGH SUPPORT DEVICE A supportive orthotic device is described herein for supporting the hip, groin, and/or thigh of a user. The device has a waist region sized to extend around the waist of the user. The device also has a first surface and a second surface coupled to the waist region. A th... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110040225 | Calf enhancer for the lower extremity An ingenious calf, shin and ankle rehabilitation and exerciser apparatus for engagement with the lower leg muscles and ankle comprising of a rigid sole plate member (12) having a sole plate protective pad 40 and affixed fastening sole straps (52) fo... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110009790 | HIP BRACE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE A support apparatus comprising a waist band, a thigh band, a lateral vertical strap attached to said waist band and two extensions attached to said thigh band, and a medial vertical strap attached to said waist band then wrapping medially down around the thigh and attac... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110009791 | SUPPORT SHELL ARRANGEMENT FOR ARRANGEMENT AT A LOWER LEG A support shell arrangement (20) is provided for arranging on a lower leg, having a foot part (23) and a calf part (21). The calf part includes two calf struts (29, 30) disposed at the side of an entry opening (32) of the calf part, ex... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100331749 | ORTHOTIC HEEL SUPPORT DEVICE This invention provides an orthotic sock comprising a tubular main body having two ends, one of which may be sized to snugly fit over the wearer's ankle while the second end may be sized to snugly fit over at least a portion of the wearer's foot, an orthotic heel lift a... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100331750 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE An orthopedic device has a rigid or semi-rigid frame element defining opposed first and second sides, and is adapted to extend about at least a portion of a limb. The device includes straps formed from a variety of segments having stretchable and substantially inelastic... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100331748 | DONNING POTENTIATING SUPPORT WITH EXPANDABLE FRAMEWORK FASTENED TO GARMENT A method of donning a potentiating support for a hinge joint of a body includes positioning a garment proximate an area of a body; positioning an expandable and recoverable framework in abutment with the area of the body such that the framework spans a hinge joint of th... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100324461 | ADJUSTABLE SPLINTING DEVICE A splinting device includes a first part for contacting a lower leg and a second part for contacting a foot hingedly connected to the first part. An adjustable attachment includes an elastic part and interconnects the first part and the second part. A method of treating... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100318009 | Therapeutic device that provides stimulation to an immobilized extremity A therapeutic device for biasing a body portion of a patient into a predetermined position. The therapeutic device includes a rigid support that is substantially flat and contoured to brace the body portion into the predetermined position. A securing mechanism is provid... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100305487 | Orthotic Device for Diabetic Patients An orthotic device that minimizes weight bearing on certain areas of a shoe being worn by a diabetic suffering from a diabetic foot ulcer, the device allows patients to live active lifestyles while being treated for diabetic foot ulcerations. The orthotic device purpose... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100305488 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT ATTACHMENT A surgical instrument which can be attached to a patient is described. The instrument includes an alignment guide having a distal end and a proximal end. A brace is attached toward the proximal end of the alignment guide for attaching the instrument to a limb of a patie... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100292622 | Hip brace and hip brace kit Hip brace for motion control and support of the hip joint, and/or to the surrounding sacro-iliac joint and/or lumbo-sacral joints concomitantly, built of configured elasticized neoprene with tensile strength, and with closures built of velcro whose combined forces impar... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100274166 | Squat and Lunge Training Device A device which restricts movement of the knee during lunge and squatting exercises prevents weight imbalance which may result in undue strain and knee injury. The device has a foot engagement member which is either stepped upon by the user and held in place by the user'... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100227741 | APPARATUS FOR ISOLATING AN INJURED ANKLE OR FOOT DURING AEROBIC EXERCISE An exercise apparatus and method for isolating an ankle during aerobic exercise on a bicycle configured to be worn on the leg of a person having an ankle injury so that the person may operate the bicycle with the leg having the ankle injury without pressure on the ankle... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100204631 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PLANTAR ULCERS AND FOOT DEFORMITIES A custom-made ankle/foot orthosis for the treatment of patients having plantar ulcers and foot deformities is disclosed, which comprises a rigid L-shaped support member and a rigid anterior support shell hingedly articulated to the L-shaped support member. The plantar p... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100174219 | WEIGHT-BEARING LOWER EXTREMITY BRACE The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to a device and/or system (e.g., redistributing weight away from a subject's foot), which may comprise (a) a platform, (b) at least one vertical support fixed to the platform and extending upwardly from the ... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100152637 | ORTHOPEDIC SHOE HAVING HEIGHT-ADJUSTABLE CALF GUARD An orthopedic shoe includes a shoe body provided with shoe straps for fastening to a user's foot, a track vertically affixed to the shoe body, a calf guard vertically slidably coupled to the track, and a locking lever pivoted to the calf guard and biasable between a loc... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100152638 | Heel Ulcer Prevention and Cushioning Boot A cushioning boot for bed-ridden patients. The boot includes a thickly-padded leg engaging portion and foot engaging portion with a front opening for easy insertion of a patient foot and leg. A series of stretchable, adjustable closure panels are removably secured to th... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100130898 | WEIGHT-BEARING LOWER EXTREMITY BRACE The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to a device and/or system (e.g., redistributing weight away from a subject's foot), which may comprise (a) a platform, (b) at least one vertical support fixed to the platform and extending upwardly from the ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100130901 | Weight-Bearing Lower Extremity Brace The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to a device and/or system (e.g., redistributing weight away from a subject's foot), which may comprise (a) a platform, (b) at least one vertical support fixed to the platform and extending upwardly from the ... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100130902 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OFF-WEIGHTING A LIMB Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for limb off-weighting, including a sleeve operable to wrap at least partially around a leg, a support strut coupled to the sleeve to receive weight applied to the sleeve, and a foot assembly configured to support an... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100113998 | PELVIS SUPPORTER A pelvis supporter is wearable for exercise, and includes a base garment to be worn on a lower body of a wearer and a resin pattern formed tightly adhered on a surface of the base garment and extending annually around wearer's hip when worn. The resin pattern may have a... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100106065 | Orthotic Assembly for Selectively off-Loading a Weight-Bearing Joint An apparatus for supporting a calf of a user may include a first calf support member to support the calf of the user, a second calf support member to support the calf of the user, shoe member to support the first and second calf support member. The first calf support me... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100101118 | RESILIENT SUPPORT The invention discloses a resilient support having a slit in the heel part.... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100100018 | ORTHOPEDIC WALKER BOOT HAVING AN INFLATABLE BLADDER An orthopedic walker boot for wearing on a lower limb of a wearer has a rigid external shell and a pliant internal boot received within the external shell. The internal boot includes a leg panel having an inflatable bladder and a pump panel having a pump for inflating t... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100100020 | ORTHOPEDIC WALKER BOOT HAVING A REMOVABLE HEEL PLATE An orthopedic walker boot for wearing on a lower limb of a wearer has a rigid external shell, a pliant internal boot positioned in the external shell, and a heel plate selectively detachable or attachable to the external shell. Selective transition of the heel plate bet... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100100021 | LEG SUPPORT A leg support is adapted to be secured to a leg. The leg support includes an elongate and continuous strut having first and second rigid or semi-rigid segments, and a flexible middle segment located therebetween. The strut is arranged for securing to a posterior side of... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100094188 | LOCOMOTION ASSISTING DEVICE AND METHOD An exoskeleton bracing system includes: a trunk support for affixing to the trunk of a disabled person and leg braces for connecting to the legs of the person, each leg brace including limb segment braces. Motorized joints are adapted to provide relative angular movemen... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100087765 | Build-a-boot A heel supporting and protective boot for bed-ridden patients who may otherwise develop pressure sores on their heel. The body of the boot is comprised of a fiber and angled foam combination heretofore not used. The boot additionally has sewn tube holes on both sides al... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100076357 | PROSTHETIC SLEEVE The invention is a sleeve for application to a human extremity. The sleeve has a tubular structure with distal and proximal openings, a pre-flexed section between the openings, and distal and proximal contact zones on opposing sides of the pre-flexed section. At least t... | 03/25/2010 |
