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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187213 | Apparatus, system, and method for transcutaneously transferring energy An apparatus for transcutaneously transferring an amount of energy to an implantable orthopaedic device includes a primary coil. The primary coil has a resonant frequency matched to a resonant frequency of a secondary coil, which may form part of the implantable ort... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187212 | Pain-alleviating orthopaedic appliance An orthopaedic appliance includes a body, a protrusion extending inwardly from the body, positioned on the body to apply pressure on a proximal portion of the soleus muscle, and means for applying pressure to the protrusion. ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8147439 | Ankle-foot orthosis An ankle-foot orthosis having a tubular calf brace and a splint. The calf brace is configured to substantially enclose and compress a calf of a patient and includes a front wall, a rear wall and a chute formed at the rear wall. The splint includes a footplate and a ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142381 | Foot brace device A foot brace assembly for immobilizing a user's foot while providing some degree of flexibility through independent shock absorbers that avoid drastic application of loads to the user's foot. A top shoe assembly is coupled through spring members to a bottom shoe ass... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8118762 | Medical knee bandage A medical knee bandage having a sheathing body of material that is elastic in at least some sections and is open on opposing ends and forms a closed sheathing jacket that is under tangential elastic stress when applied around a human knee area. A removal aid which i... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118763 | Walking assist device Provided is a walking assist device including a seat member, a leg link having a joint portion, and a driving source for the joint portion. The walking assist device allows a user to rest by sitting on the seat member. Accordingly, the walking assist device further ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8105257 | Extremity stress attenuation modality with resistance-mechanism engaging member The present invention provides an extremity stress reducing modality for a human subject having an extremity, the extremity having an uninjured portion and an injured portion. The modality includes: (1) a frame having a connecting member for removably connecting the... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100845 | Ankle support with calcaneous control strap A foot support having straps which receive the calcaneous and wrap around the midfoot in a tensioned state for stabilizing the rearfoot and the midfoot to avoid excessive inversion and eversion of the foot. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092412 | Apparatus, system, and method for transcutaneously transferring energy An apparatus for transcutaneously transferring an amount of energy to an implantable orthopaedic device includes a primary coil. The primary coil has a resonant frequency matched to a resonant frequency of a secondary coil, which may form part of the implantable ort... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083703 | Clubfoot orthotics Disclosed is an orthotic for treating at least one component of talipes equinovarus. The orthotic includes an orthotic shell having a plantar support surface configured to support a portion of a foot disposed in the orthotic. The plantar support surface includes a c... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083702 | Walking assistance device A walking assistance device has a leg link formed by connecting a first link member and a second link member through a third joint assembly. A force generated at the leg link by driving the third joint assembly is transmitted to the body of a user. The walking assis... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083704 | 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 suppor... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075507 | Relating to socks A sock suitable for wearing on a limb of a patient, the sock comprising material having the ability to wick moisture away from the skin surface and the sock comprising padding located in those areas of the sock which in use will cover the ankle and shin of the patie... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8070703 | Electrically stimulating orthotic device and segmented liner According to various embodiments of the invention, an orthotic device comprises an upper support member adapted to be secured to a thigh; a lower support member adapted to be secured to a lower leg; a means of connecting the upper support member to the lower support... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066656 | Range of motion device The present invention provides an orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions. The orthosis includes a first member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8048012 | Articulated custom ankle-foot orthosis systems A custom articulated ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) system is disclosed that is formed on a cast of the wearer's foot. The custom articulated AFO has an adjustably tightenable calf section hingedly connected to an adjustably tightenable foot section. The custom articulat... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043243 | Knee brace hinges having dual axes of rotation Disclosed is a knee brace that incorporates hinges that allow the brace to pivot simultaneously about a flexion-extension axis and a longitudinal rotation axis as the brace flexes and/or extends. The hinges include a medial hinge and a lateral hinge. The medial hing... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8025632 | Wearable device having feedback characteristics A wearable device having feedback characteristics including a compliant article that is arranged to extend over an anatomical portion of a wearer. Sensors provided with the wearable device detect the orientation of a joint and send signals to a processor for analysi... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021316 | 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 ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007454 | Ankle support assembly and method of supporting an ankle An ankle support assembly is formed from a flexible wrap body comprising a foot wrap portion and an ankle wrap portion. The wrap body is formed from an elastic material to provide a degree of compression when wrapped around the wearer's foot, ankle and leg. The oute... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7988654 | Brace hosiery apparatus, assembly and method of use A brace hosiery apparatus including a hollow, cylindrical brace covering disposed about at least a portion of an orthotic brace and a first connector that when removably connected to a second connector secures the brace covering to the orthotic brace. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981069 | 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 pur... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7959590 | Method of and apparatus for patella support A patella stabilization system having a unitary patella stabilizer sleeve extending at both ends into a plurality of straps for securing the patella stabilizer sleeve around a knee region and an upper inner strap extending from a first upper end of the patella stabi... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7947005 | One piece brace liner having multiple adjustment zones A joint protecting brace includes a cuff member. The cuff member includes a pair of upper lateral and lower lateral tightening portions positioned on opposed sides of a cuff longitudinal axis. The cuff member further includes a liner disposed between and coupled to ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7938791 | Guide mechanism and walking assist device A guide mechanism 100 is equipped with a guiding body 31 including a guiding trajectory, and a movable body 32 guided so as to move along the guiding trajectory. The guide mechanism 100 is further equipped with an elastic body 102 ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935067 | Anchored ankle support The present invention is directed to an anchored ankle brace including an anchor strap that connects an anchor member and ankle support member creating an increased resistance to lateral roll at the ankle. The ankle support member includes an ankle surround that sur... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7918811 | Support device for a joint Support devices for joints of the human body are disclosed. A support device for an ankle includes a main body having a medial portion and a lateral portion disposed about the ankle, and an interior surface; at least one of a medial support member disposed in a cavi... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905850 | Device and method for combining an athletic shoe and conventional ankle brace to limit active ankle inversion A device and method is provided wherein a non-extendable strap is attached to the interior of an athletic, or other type of shoe, commencing on the instep side, extending below the user's foot, and ankle, which has been previously fitted with a commercial brace or w... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896826 | Versatile orthopaedic leg mounted walker An orthopedic walker for mounting on the lower leg of a patient includes a walker base having a central area for receiving the foot of a patient and a spaced lower surface including an outer sole, and a pair of struts connected to the walker base. Each of the struts... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7878999 | Brace for the proximal tibiofibular joint Various embodiments of an orthopedic appliance for bracing and supporting a joint are described herein. The orthopedic appliance includes a first support portion and a second support portion with surfaces partially facing one another, and a force application element... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871389 | Structural element for a sports shoe, such as a ski boot, snowboarding boot, trekking boot, or such like A structural element for a sports shoe provided with a casing able to be selectively configured between a first rigid condition and a second flexible condition. The structural element comprises a tongue, shaped and provided at least with a first segment, or lower se... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7862527 | Edge binding for orthopedic supports and method of using same An orthopedic support includes a sheet of flexible material having a proximal edge and a distal edge configured to extend at least partially around a portion of the wearer's anatomy and a pair of opposing lateral edges configured to at least partially enclose the po... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862528 | Patella stabilizing method and system A unitary knee patella stabilizer for a user's leg, the stabilizer including a patella stabilizer sleeve having an open-upper end and an open-lower end adapted to slidably receive the leg portion of the user and an upper fastener assembly having a first strap, conne... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854715 | Walk supporting device A walk supporting device includes a seating member on which a user is seated in a straddling manner and a pair of left and right leg links that support the seating member from below. Each of the leg links is coupled to the seating member to freely swing in a horizon... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7828758 | Ankle support with calcaneous control strap A foot support having straps which receive the calcaneous and wrap around the midfoot in a tensioned state for stabilizing the rearfoot and the midfoot to avoid excessive inversion and eversion of the foot. ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819832 | Ankle foot orthotic An ankle-foot orthotic is provide for assisting persons having lower extremity weakness including weak dorsiflexor and plantar flexor muscle groups. A combination of flexible and stiff polypropylene and polyethylene materials are used to assist in the transfer of en... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815586 | Adjustable restraint for the lower leg and/or foot Adjustable restraint includes a plantar plate surrounded by a peripheral element about which a plurality of supports can be positioned; a support system attachable to that plate or element for providing vertical and horizontal support; and a lower leg securing housi... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7794417 | Footwear for medially directing big toe Footwear has strap for medially directing the big toe. The footwear may be in a form of a sandal; the strap may be adjustable; and a bunion deformity may be addressed. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7780616 | Walking assistance device In order to provide a walking assistance device capable of favorably providing an assisting force for maintaining the upright posture while reducing the sense of pressure when worn by the user, a hip support member (1) of the walking assisting device, which c... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7758528 | Foot orthosis support device method and apparatus A flexible support device adapted to provide overall structural biomechanics support and contouring of a lower limb of a patient by a practitioner where the flexible support device having various indentations to provide proper fitting of a bold for production of an ... | 07/20/2010 |
