Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage inventions 08/06

20060195053 - Adhesive patch: An adhesive patch for covering a portion of the anatomical surface of a living being, said patch being able to adhere to the skin, and/or a wound on a part of the body, said patch comprising a backing layer and a layer of a skin-friendly adhesive for adhering to the...

20060195054 - Adhesive attachment and removal device: An adhesive dressing comprises a substrate formed by an apertured removal layer embedded within an adhesive layer, wherein the removal layer facilitates easy and atraumatic removal of the dressing from a patient's skin. The removal layer may takes the form of an open net-like material that may extend beyond one...

20060189906 - Orthopedic arm sling: The orthopedic arm sling is a sling designed to stabilize the shoulder and arm of an infant, toddler and child. The orthopedic arm sling includes a sling trough and a plurality of neck straps that allow the arm of the user to be supported within the trough and suspended from...

20060189907 - Brace having inflatable support: The systems and methods described herein provide a soft, light-weight brace for a patient's limb that, among other things, provides prophylactic support to a patient while allowing the patient mobility. The brace may be adjustable and configured to be fitted to patients having limbs of differing sizes, to allow the...

20060189908 - Pelvic traction harness: A pelvic traction harness including a circumferential belt that is adapted to be secured around the torso of a patient and has a first end, a second end and a posterior area intermediate the first end and the second end. The harness also includes a separate cinching strap belt that...

20060189909 - Load relieving wound dressing: An improved load relieving dressing for transferring pressure away from a wound on a foot of a patient. The dressing having a wound opening formed through the dressing for surrounding a wound site. The dressing having an external shape which substantially conforms to the shape of the pressure distribution on...

20060189910 - Biocompatible wound dressing: A biocompatible wound dressing comprised of a pad for insertion substantially into a wound site and a wound drape for sealing enclosure of the foam pad at the wound site. The pad, comprised of a foam or other like material having relatively few open cells in contact with the areas...

20060189911 - Biodegradable film having honeycomb structure: The invention relates to a honeycomb film made of a biodegradable polymer which has biodegradation properties as an anti-adhesion membrane for preventing adhesion after an operation, is excellent in handling properties, and exhibits a satisfactory adhesion preventive effect stably over a desired period of time, and to a production process...

20060189912 - Multi-layer combination of an electric stimulation electrode and a wound dressing: In order to make available a wound dressing (100) with at least one energy transfer agent (11, 12) and a wound dressing (13), namely a combination of wound dressing and electrode for the stimulation treatment, with which an uniform electrostimulation of the wound can be achieved so that the wound...

20060189914 - H-wrap elastic bandage: An elastic bandage is disclosed having narrow extension portion to allow for beginning compression at a specified pedal digit or finger. The elastic bandage can be wrapped around the identified digit and remain in place, as required, by integrated fastening hooks. The elastic bandage may be further wrapped around the...

20060189913 - Therapeutic dressing: The present invention generally provides a compression dressing and a method for using same to treat an externally treatable condition. The compression dressing includes a plurality of longitudinal yarns arranged to form a fabric having a length and generally parallel to the length and a plurality of lateral elastomeric yarns...

20060184080 - Reusable cervical collar having a removable larynx access opening cover: A cervical collar includes a collar member for encircling the neck of a patient in restrict movement of the head and neck of the patient and a removable closure disposed in a front portion of the collar member. The closure, when removed from the front portion of the collar member,...

20060184081 - Enhanced arm brace: A brace (1) with one or more shells (2, 3) to engage a user's arm, a hand post (10), and adjustable engagement elements (25, 29) between the hand post and the shell which provides a plurality of selectable positions between the hand post and the shell to enable the configuration...

20060184083 - Splint system and method of use: Devices and methods are disclosed for achieving control and stabilization of bone fractures in mammals, most specifically humans. Stabilization and traction is often required to support fractured bones of the arms or legs. The devices and methods disclosed herein are especially useful in the emergency or military setting. The devices...

20060184082 - Traction device: A device includes a stationary housing. A carriage is slidable mounted on the housing and at least one corrugated diaphragm mechanism is housed in the housing and connectable to the carriage. The corrugated diaphragm is structured to elastically expand and retract, depending on an application of pressure, to extend and...

20060173390 - Immobilizing assembly and methods for use in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures: Herein described is an apparatus and method for stabilizing, restraining and positioning a patient during human medical or veterinary procedures, for example, diagnostic imaging procedures, such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computerized Tomography scanning procedures, or therapeutic procedures, such as stereotactic radiosurgery. The restraining apparatus of the present invention,...

20060173391 - Adjustable splint: Splint for an orthopedic joint bandage. The splint includes at least a first section, at least a second section, at least one tensioning element, and a tightening device. The tightening device is structured and arranged to press the first and second sections against each other. This abstract is neither intended...

20060173392 - Articulated joint for a knee brace with adjustable angular extension: An articulated joint (10) for a knee brace with controllable angular movement comprises a plate (11) equipped with at least one pair of hinged couplings for respective uprights (12, 13) provided with means of constraint to the femur and to the tabia; the plate (11) presents a shaped central section...

20060173393 - Inflatable splint for stabilisation of the ankle: The brace (1) comprises two lateral shells (2, 3) with which are associated, respectively, two bags (12, 13) which are inflatable with air and which bear on the right and left sides of the ankle, while straps (4, 5) connect the two shells (2, 3) and permit tightening of the...

20060173394 - Diffusively permeable monolithic biomaterial with embedded microfluidic channels: The present invention relates to a monolithic biomaterial. The monolithic biomaterial has a primary network of convective flow, microfluidic channels that are embedded in a substrate, where the substrate is diffusively permeable to aqueous solutes. The present invention also relates to a method of making the monolithic biomaterial, as well...