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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4349016 | Livestock splint An animal brace having a shell member; a foam padding connected to the inside of the shell; and a reinforced back connected to and traversing the back of the shell member.... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4336796 | Adjustable lower extremity splint with single point suspension A lower extremity splint for use with a conventional traction apparatus to achieve a balanced single point suspension and traction of the lower extremity of a user, the lower extremity splint having a sling supported by a skeletal frame structure conformi... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4320748 | Fracture brace A fracture brace for a leg has an interior jacket for placement over the front of a leg, and for wrapping around the medial and lateral sides of a leg outside of a posterior shell. The posterior shell fits over the calf and the lateral and medial sides of... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4320722 | Livestock splint An animal brace having a shell member; a truss support embedded in the shell; a plate attaching to the truss support; a core connecting to the plate; and a toe wedge having a structured portion of the core embedded therein.... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4307715 | Ambulatory aid An ambulatory aid for use with conventional, physical therapy walker railings of the type found in most hospitals includes a horizontal rod extending from a patient brace to each of the walker railings, with means for holding the patient to the brace and ... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4296761 | Convertible parapodium A parapodium for use by patients having paralysis of the lower extremities, cerebral palsy, or the like, usually children, which permits the user to stand in an upright manner, and is convertible to a seated position. The convertible parapodium supplies b... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4295466 | Limb engaging band for orthotic device A limb encircling band for an orthotic device includes a generally stiff, form-retaining first member which is provided with an arcuate configuration to encircle a portion of a limb, and that includes a buckle member secured to one end thereof. A flexible... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4294238 | Lower limb muscle aid device A device for assisting and relaxing a user's leg muscles in and after physical activities, such as jogging. The device includes an elastic strap which extends from under the sole of the user's foot upwardly around the heel thereof to the back of the knee.... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4265230 | Traction splint To enable a traction splint to be applied to a patient's limb without substantial disturbance of the limb, the splint comprises a thrust member in the form of a collar-like strap sidewardly applicable to the injured limb where it joins the trunk of the bo... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4245629 | Knee and elbow joint protector This invention is an implement for (1) preventing injuries to human knees by absorbing and spreading an external blow and (2) orthopedic procedures for therapy and rehabilitation. The concept is a (A) floating rocker connection axis beside the leg joint, ... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4243027 | Hip stabilizer An orthopedic device for precisely controlling the leg and hip movement of a handicapped individual in order to stabilize the position of the hips when walking and thus promote normal back muscle development and body growth. The apparatus of the invention... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4209072 | Vehicle drive and suspension system A drive and suspension system for a longitudinally extending vehicle includes a differential having a pair of laterally extending output shafts. The output shafts support a pair of longitudinally extending gear train supports which journal and enclose a p... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4186738 | Heel supporting boot for bed patients A heel supporting and protective boot for bed patients comprises a body formed of flexible, resilient, open-celled, nonallergenic, sheet-like, foam material having an inside supporting surface provided with a plurality of alternate peaks and valleys, with... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4099525 | Animal leg brace An equine animal leg brace comprising a rigid elongated support member, a shoe attached to one end of the support member and adapted to be fixed to a bottom surface of a hoof of an animal, a frame attached to the support member and adapted to be fixed to ... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4088129 | Appliance for foot orthosis This orthopedic appliance for correcting a wide variety of lower extremity deformities comprises: a bar which is scored so that it can be broken to provide a bar of a desired length; lockable articulated joints at both ends of the bar; releasable clips fo... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4066074 | Protective guard and method for forming and applying A protective guard for areas of the shin bone and other parts of the body comprises a flat plate of thermoplastic material mounted on a strip of wrapping material attached to one side of the plate with a flexible adhesive. The plate is formed to the confi... | 01/03/1978 |
| 4029090 | Horse foreleg brace The horse foreleg brace is a cylindrical framework having hinges along the outside of the brace for opening and closing the cylinder of the leg brace and a restraining means on the other side to keep the brace closed. The top of the brace is an irregular ... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4005705 | Splints A Thomas splint in which extendable leg members are pivotally associated with a malleable splint ring to enable the splint to be substantially universal for use on either right or left legs and on different sized patients.... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3999540 | Fastener means for a leg brace to connect to a shoe A fastener means for connecting a leg brace with a pair of distal ends having tongues to fit within a socket of a reinforced zone of a shoe, which consists of a first and a second forwardly extending finger each of which are adapted to overlie one another... | 12/28/1976 |
| 3942521 | Extension splint An extension splint is disclosed as having an elongated frame including a pivoting foot plate and frame brace in order to be readily collapsible as well as being operable in conjunction with means for longitudinally extending the elongated frame above the... | 03/09/1976 |
