Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage inventions 02/07

20070043311 - Sling assembly for supporting an arm of a user: A sling assembly (60) for supporting an arm (62) of a user (64), which sling assembly (60) comprises a support portion for being worn by the user (66), a sling portion (68) for supporting the arm of the user, and fastener means (70) for fastening the sling portion (68) to... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20070043312 - Splint product for fixing fractured bone: There is provided a splint product which can be mounted on an affected part well without generating wrinkles and which can be conveniently used in a surgical operation. [Solving Means] As a belt-shaped splint sealing package including a support into which a hardener is infiltrated is received in a dispenser... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070043313 - Arm support apparatus: Arm support apparatus, for independently supporting an arm section and a forearm section of an injured arm of a user has a support body including elbow, forearm and wrist supports, a front portion located away from a torso of the user and a rear portion disposed towards the torso. The... Agent: Franz Bonsang C/o Protections Equinox Int'l Inc.

20070043314 - Abduction hinge for a hip stabilizer: An abductor hinge having a first and a second connector. The first connector having a hub with a projection that extends outwardly from the hub and a central bore that extends through the hub and the projection. The second connector has a hub juxtapositioned to the hub of the first... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20070043315 - Method and apparatus for applying traction to the spinal column: A traction force is applied at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the patient's spine and progressively increased over a period of time. A fulcrum member is applied against the posterior portion of the cervical region of a person's spine while the traction force pulls the cervical region and... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070043316 - Self-adhering friction reducing liner and method of use: A patch of low friction materials, such as a film of polytetrafluoroethylene is sized to provide an area of low friction support for a portion of a human body relative to an object such as a shoe or prosthetic socket. The patch can be lined with foam, or preferably, a... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070038168 - Articulated joint for knee brace comprising means for operating the same: An articulated joint (10) for a post-operative knee brace or for articular walkers in general, of the type designed to form an articulated connection between a pair of uprights (11,12) each of which can be applied to two sectors of the body joint to be treated, is described. Power-driving means... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP

20070038169 - Lower leg orthosis: An orthosis (10) for the lower leg of a wearer has a unitary body with a generally spiral shaped lower leg portion (14) and a foot plate portion (12). The orthosis is configured to allow simultaneous control of the knee and ankle-foot complex during locomotion.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070032754 - Method and apparatus for treating a wound: A method for treating a wound is provided. The method includes applying a collagen material to the wound. The method also includes overlying a wound dressing material upon the collagen material on the wound. The method also includes draining fluids from the wound through a tube. The tube has a... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070032755 - Method and apparatus for treating a wound: The present invention provides for a method and apparatus for treating a wound. In a preferred method, collagen is applied to a wound; a drain tube is placed adjacent the wound, and a wound dressing is applied over the collagen and the drain tube. The preferred method further includes the... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20070032756 - Leg/elbow fixing device: A leg/elbow fixing device including a support bar having two connecting sections and two bracket assemblies fixable on the leg or elbow of a user. The bracket assemblies are adjustably located on the connecting sections of the support bar. Each bracket assembly includes a locating mechanism having a cavity in... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070027415 - Endothermic bandage with dispenser for the treatment of burns and other injuries: This invention provides methods of treating thermal burns, chemical burns, and other injuries by a bandage within which is activated an endothermic chemical reaction upon withdrawal of the bandage from a dispenser. The endothermic bandage thereby provides a cooling treatment effect for a burn or injury. The easily portable dispenser... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070027414 - Laminar construction negative pressure wound dressing including bioabsorbable material: A laminated negative pressure wound dressing system and method is described. The wound dressing is disposed in the wound in layers including at least one bioabsorbable layer that contacts the wound bed, a bioabsorbable fluid communicating layer, an atmospheric barrier layer, and a tube for applying a negative pressure to... Agent: Fulwider Patton

20070027417 - Guide for shoulder surgery: The present invention provides a method and devices for shoulder replacement surgery that spares the rotator cuff. The method utilizes two anterosuperior passages to gain access to the glenohumeral joint, neither of which requires transaction of the rotator cuff. In addition a transhumeral portal created through the second anterosuperior passage... Agent: Gregory B. Beggs Law Offices Of Gregory B. Beggs

20070027416 - Mobile sleeve structure for maintaining spatial relationship between vertebrae: An arrangement and method of use for supporting a plurality of vertebrae in a cervical column in predetermined spatial relation and for facilitating a spinal fusion procedure. A plurality of templates (12, 14) couple to respectively associated vertebrae at anterior lateral surfaces thereof. Such coupling is effected with fasterners, such... Agent: Benita J Rohm Rohm & Monsanto

20070027418 - Cervical collar with geared adjustment: The present invention provides a cervical collar with a rack and pinion adjustment mechanism. The rack moves a chin support member, which raises and lowers a chin piece. Independently, the present invention provides methods and mechanisms in which the chin support can angulate independently of the collar body. Such angulation... Agent: Robert D. Fish Rutan & Tucker LLP

20070027419 - Dynamic hip stabilizer: A dynamic hip stabilizer utilized to reduce the risk of postoperative and recurrent traumatic hip dislocations. The hip stabilizer includes a pelvic girdle, at least one thigh cuff, and one or more elements for generating an elastic tensile force between the girdle and cuff. The girdle has an upper portion... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20070027421 - Dynamic rotary orthotic control system: An orthotic device includes a composite strut, a footplate removeably attached to a lower end of the strut, an upper tibial cuff removeably attached to an upper end of the strut and a lower tibial cuff removeably attached to a central portion of said strut. The footplate, upper tibial cuff... Agent: Koppel, Patrick & Heybl

20070027420 - Structure of ankle protection kit: A device of a protection kit especially applied to an ankle, the ankle protection kit has a supporting portion from which a set of mutually opposite fixed portions extend and are pivotally connected therewith; the outer sides of the fixed portions are fixed by means of fixing tapes, so that... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070027422 - Cervical distraction device: A cervical traction device includes a base, a cervical force application member, and a motor operably attached to the cervical force application member. The motor preferably drives the cervical application member through a friction drive system in order to provide a force to a person's cervical vertebrae. The friction drive... Agent: Patton Boggs, L.L.P.

20070027423 - Friction reducing devices: Devices for reduction of damage from friction and for prevention and treatment of skin breakdown by relief of friction and shear forces. A friction reducing device may include a pair of thin membranes with low coefficients of friction with respect to each other, and of which one is free to... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel