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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182439 | Individual body support system A body support system having a frame with a vertical section that couples with a shoulder section and a hip section that are flexible and configured to fit over the shoulders and around a user's hips. The hip elements are coupled to the vertical section and allow li... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182438 | Orthotic device One embodiment the device described herein relates to orthotic devices, and more particularly to a modular type body brace worn about a portion of the body, and one or more removably attached body panels associated with the body brace for supporting the portion of t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172779 | Orthopedic device for treatment of the back In an embodiment, an orthopedic device in the form of a lumbar support includes first and second elongate belt members, an anatomically shaped plate, and a closure system connecting the belt members to the plate. The closure system is arranged to move the belt membe... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8147437 | Spinal orthosis to inhibit kyphosis and to minimize disk disease In one embodiment, a method of treating a patient includes attaching a shoulder unit to a left shoulder and a right shoulder of a patient, the shoulder unit including a left shoulder portion and a right shoulder portion; securing an anchoring device to a lower body ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8105256 | Post operative pressure garment A compression garment for treating post operative patients involved in body contouring surgery and structured for removable disposition in an operative position about the torso or other predetermined portion of the patient's body. The compression garment is dimensio... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8070701 | Apparatus and methods for preventing and/or healing pressure ulcers Protective devices, to protect a body part having a bony portion with a soft tissue layer between the bony portion and an outer skin layer, have an inner surface which conforms to the body part to be protected and are applied to the body part to reduce pressure exhi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066653 | Scoliosis brace having angle adjustment unit Disclosed is a scoliosis brace having an angle adjustment unit and a plurality of support units connected to one another so that the relative position can be changed to support different parts of a human body. The body is pressurized according to the relative positi... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066654 | Adjustable extension compression posterior spinal orthosis and method A spinal orthosis and method of applying extension and compression forces onto a user spine includes a lumbo-sacral compression unit conforming to a portion of a user's torso and exerting an encircling compressive force to provide a hydraulic lift. A posterior spina... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057417 | Lower back supporter A lower back supporter including a pair of flat anchor parts that come into contact with the lower back of a wearer with a specified space in between, a pair of anchor belts that wrap around the abdomen with the end portions connected to each other, a first and seco... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8034011 | Thoracic stabilizer A thoracic stabilizer for limiting anterior chest wall collapse includes a platform supporting a patient and a pair of lateral supports contacting opposite sides of the patient's chest wall and applying force to limit collapse of the chest wall. The force applied by... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8012113 | Spinal brace A spinal brace includes a flexible air injectable band configured to be disposed about a torso of a user and to provide traction to a spine of the user, at least one support panel configured to provide support by compression to at least a region of the torso, the at... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007453 | Pelvic brace and collapsible stretcher The present invention relates to a device that can be used to brace the pelvic region of a patient and to a stretcher for bracing the pelvic region of a patient. The pelvic brace includes a plurality of bracing elements that can at least in part be wrapped around or... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7988652 | Joint brace adjustable device The present invention discloses a pivotal disc is pivotally coupled to a first brace and a second brace. The pivotal disc has a motion-limit member and a positioning member limiting the angle by which the second brace rotates with respect to the first brace with the... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7967767 | Method and apparatus for dynamic scoliosis orthosis The invention is a three-contact-point dynamic scoliosis orthosis (DSO) brace to aid physicians treating scoliosis. A pelvic mold and two pads, one positioned above the apex of the spine curvature, the other positioned orthogonal to the apex of the spine curvature p... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7927297 | Therapeutic treatment apparatus and method An improved treatment apparatus and method of using in which the device has plural protruding contact elements, each preferably having an undulating contact surface with one or more peaks. In one preferred embodiment, a plurality of contact elements are positioned s... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7914473 | Posture training device The invention resides in a posture training device comprising a signalling unit able to be worn longitudinally over a user's spine, the signalling unit having two ends that can be used to activate the signalling unit by tension being applied to either of the two end... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905849 | Back brace frame with two individual power modules A waist support frame for a detachment type waist protecting belt to hold the vertebra region of a vertebra related patient is provided. The frame is comprised of two back rest frames, two Y-shape hinges, two power modules, two pullers, two sets of strings each of t... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901371 | Posture correcting back brace The present invention is a device for promoting proper posture in the user wearing the device. The device properly corrects the user's posture when he is slouching his shoulder's forward, and is discrete and comfortable to wear. Two sides of the back plate of the in... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7883486 | Protective pad for use with an orthopedic brace A conformable pad (100) for use under an orthopedic brace includes an upper edge (101) having a straight dimension and a lower edge (108) having an uneven dimension with at least one wide section (101) and at least one narrow section (... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7878996 | Lumbar selective stabilization support/brace A lumbar support device and a selective stabilization support device for use in treating mechanical back pain. The lumbar support device includes a torso belt for positioning around the user's mid-section. At least two and typically three straps are also provided co... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871388 | Posture improvement device and method of use Provided is a device for improving the posture of a patient comprising a garment and a pair of tension straps. The garment is configured to tightly envelope the patient's torso and the patient's upper arms. The garment has an inner surface, a front side and a back s... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7846119 | Therapeutic treatment apparatus and method An improved treatment apparatus and method of using in which the device has plural protruding contact elements, each preferably having an undulating contact surface with one or more peaks. In one preferred embodiment, a plurality of contact elements are positioned s... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7837639 | Adjustable brace for correcting a forward lean An adjustable brace is provided for correcting a forward lean to obtain an upright position. The brace includes an anterior frame having a chest pad bearing upon a chest area and thigh pads bearing upon thigh areas. The brace has a lumbar pad applied to the lumbar a... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833182 | Back support apparatus and method A device to support the human back/spine and provide assistance in bending, lifting and standing upright comprises a strap and belt system for attachment to the body and one or more bias/tension member to provide the force necessary to urge the user's back to remain... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819831 | Devices for alleviating back strain and back pain A device for relieving back strain for a user who is supporting a substantial weight which is off the user's vertical body axis at his or her front side. The device alleviates the aforementioned difficulties by utilizing the otherwise detrimental forces generated by... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815585 | Adjustable orthosis A lower back orthosis bandage includes a middle piece having a first flat end and a second flat end, a first end piece having a mouth-like end and a second end piece having a mouth-like end. The first end piece is releasably connected to the first flat end of the mi... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811243 | Reverse applied pinpoint pressure system and method of use A system and method for applying therapeutic forces to the vertebrae contained within a section of a patient's spine. The system utilizes a flexible pressure blanket having two ends and both a top surface and a bottom surface that extend between those two ends. A pa... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7803127 | Supporting device A supporting device is worn on the human body to counteract the weight force of the torso in a bent-over posture. The weight force of the human torso in a bent-over posture is to be taken up wholly or partly by the supporting device. The user is not to be restricted... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7785282 | Spinal orthosis A spinal orthosis comprising a torso unit, a base member secured to the torso unit, a spring biased hinge connected at a first end to the base member and connected at a second end to a sternal support, and one or more sternal pads (or plates) connected to the sterna... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7766850 | Derotational brace for treatment of idiopathic scoliosis A brace for correction of scoliosis is disclosed, comprising at least one thoracic shell element and a pelvic shell element and at least one working element having a main longitudinal axis to be oriented parallel to the trunk to be treated, anchored on one of its op... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7744552 | Personal upper body support device for lower back muscles assist A device that straps against the front of one's pelvis and features chest and leg engagements extending from a central main-body to create a personal upper body support system. As wearer bends forward from the waist, the leg engagements leverage oppositely threaded ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7727172 | Back brace having pull cord for size adjustment A back brace includes a first brace member having a first connector, and a second brace member having a second connector and a coupler at two opposite sides thereof. The coupler is detachably connectable to the first connector. A first adjustment holder is affixed t... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7662121 | Spinal orthotic devices The invention relates to a spinal orthotic device configured from one or more elements of a modular system, comprising the following elements: a lower abdominal corset (40, 120), an upper abdominal corset ( | 02/16/2010 |
| 7654972 | Spinal orthosis to inhibit kyphosis and to minimize disk disease In one embodiment, a spinal orthosis includes a shoulder unit comprising a left shoulder portion and a right shoulder portion, a retracting device, a first connector connected to the left shoulder portion at a first end of the first connector and connected to the re... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654973 | Orthotic bracing device There is provided a customizable orthotic bracing device, including an exoskeletal quasi-spinal column (12) extendable along the back of a patient and attachable to a body portion of the patient by means of a plurality of belt means (14, 14′) substan... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7597673 | High gripping and non-slip belts for pneumatic lumbar traction device The pneumatic lumbar traction device comprises two separable parts, namely an upper hollow part and a lower frame, the frame having a pneumatically operated piston and cylinder mechanism fixed in and located centrally therein with a piston rod extending outwardly to... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7556608 | Device for supporting lumbar vertebras and/or sacrospinal muscles This invention relates to a device for supporting lumbar vertebras and/or sacrospinal muscles, generally called a lumbar belt. The inventive device comprises a back lumbar supporting part (1) and two lateral parts (2a, 2b) which ar... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7455649 | Abdominal tissue support for femoral puncture procedures An abdominal tissue support for supporting excess abdominal adipose tissue away from the femoral crease to facilitate the maintenance of a sterile field for femoral puncture procedures. The abdominal tissue support may generally include a waist belt, at least one su... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7449006 | Equalizing lumbar orthosis An equalizing back brace (20) is adapted to be worn by a person. The back brace includes a band (21) adapted to encircle the wearer's torso. The band has a rear portion (22) adapted to be positioned proximate the spine of a wearer, has side port... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445608 | Ambulatory spinal unloading method and apparatus An ambulatory spinal unloading method and apparatus are implemented to achieve a desired minimum level of residual cushioning in response to a biasing force applied to the associated apparatus tensioning and/or compression mechanism(s). The ambulatory spinal unloadi... | 11/04/2008 |
