Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage inventions 03/07

20070073200 - Negative pressure treatment system with heating and cooling provision: A method, and apparatus for the controlled acceleration, and/or retardation of the body's inflammatory response generally comprises a foam pad for insertion substantially into a wound site, a heating, a cooling pad for application over the wound site, a wound drape or sealing enclosure of the foam pad, the heating,... Agent: Legal Department Intellectual Property Kinetic Concepts, Inc.

20070073202 - Method of producing an orthotic brace or prosthetic device: A method of producing an orthotic brace or prosthetic device comprising the steps of creating an anatomical mold or cast of that portion of the patient's anatomy upon which the orthotic brace or prosthetic device is to be applied, applying at least one layer of epoxy resin over at least... Agent: Arthur W. Fisher, Iii

20070073201 - Orthopedic cast system and method: An orthopedic cast system, including a hydrophilic inner layer; a hydrophobic outer layer having opposing surfaces adjacent to said hydrophilic inner layer, wherein the hydrophobic layer has an apparent surface energy less than about 60 dynes per centimeter; and a curable casting material disposed on one of the opposing surfaces... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070073203 - Restraint device and method of use: A restraint device includes first and second restraint and/or support portions adapted to extend around part of a person. First and second connector portions are used to secure the first and second restraint and/or support portions to the person. In one aspect, a lock member is used to selectively prevent... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070073204 - Orthopedic brace with improved closure: A lumbo-sacral orthopedic brace includes a rear member including a back portion and side portions. The brace also includes a front member. A closure is provided for adjustably and releasably securing the front member to the rear member and the closure includes straps coupled to the rear member. The straps... Agent: Gardner Groff Santos & Greenwald, P.C.

20070073205 - Digit splint: A digit splint, for partially immobilizing a digit, such as a finger or a toe, for therapeutic purposes. The digit splint of the present invention is of laminate construction having a base layer, a semi-rigid or rigid layer, and a covering layer. The base layer carries an adhesive for securing... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20070073206 - Orthosis and footwear attachment mechanism for same: A quick-release mechanism for disconnecting the footwear and footplate of an orthoses from a rotation bar, 90-degree bar, or other component of an orthosis is disclosed. The mechanism allows the footwear to be fitted to a patient with the bar or other component disengaged, while also allowing the angle between... Agent: J. Charles Dougherty

20070073207 - Ankle brace with mechanical advantage closure system: An orthopedic ankle orthosis having a closure unit with a pull system that provides a mechanical advantage for applying user-desired forces to the ankle joint structures and yet permits the ankle joint to move within a range of motion during activity by the user. The method of using the orthopedic... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070073208 - Heel-supporting protective boot: A heel-supporting boot capable of supporting a leg of a person in a supine reclining position, such as a bedridden patient, to reduce the risk of bed sores, foot drop, etc. The boot includes a flexible and compressible body having leg and forefoot portions, a continuous cavity within the leg... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.C.

20070073209 - Skin closure device: A skin closure device is used in closing a circuitous opening in the skin of a patient, such as a wound or incision. The opening is defined by circuitous lateral sides extending indirectly from a first end to a second end of the opening along a length of the opening.... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070073210 - Wound dressing and adhesive wound dressing comprising a vasoconstrictive ingredient, and processes for the production thereof: A wound dressing provided as a ready-made product for covering bleeding wounds. The wound dressing comprises a carrier material containing at least one vasoconstrictive medicinal substance.... Agent: D. Peter Hochberg Co. L.p.a.

20070073211 - Cushioned medical securement device: A cushioned medical securement device for cushioning and securing a patient medical device includes a laterally and longitudinally extending pad. The pad has an adhesive coated first side surface for adhering to the patient medical device and an opposing adhesive coated second side surface for adhering to a patient's skin.... Agent: Christopher J. Fildes Fildes & Outland, P.C.

20070066920 - Supple tissue dressing assemblies, systems, and methods formed from hydrophilic polymer sponge structures such as chitosan: Supple tissue dressing assemblies are formed from hydrophilic polymer sponge structures, such as chitosan. The supple tissue dressing assemblies are characterized by suppleness or multi-dimensional flexibility. The assemblies can be flexed, bent, folded, twisted, and even rolled upon itself before and during use, without creasing, cracking, fracturing, otherwise compromising the... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070066921 - Cushioning pad with water-repellent skin: A cushioning pad of open-cell polyurethane material has a thin water-repellent skin bonded directly onto the surface of the pad without any intervening adhesive layer by spraying a two-component combination of resin and Isocyanate in situ directly onto the pad.... Agent: Marvin Jacobson Jacobson And Johnson

20070066922 - Emergency medical collar: An emergency medical collar adapted to be moved between a first more flexible state and a second more rigid state includes a body sized and adapted to be fitted to the neck region of a patient, and a chamber disposed inside of the body. The emergency medical collar also includes... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070066923 - Knee brace having lateral/medial width adjustment: A knee brace having a femur support section pivotally connected to a tibia support section is provided. The femur support section has a medial frame and a lateral frame, sandwiched between width adjustment plates. The width adjustment plates hold the lateral and medial frames, and are held together by retainer... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070066924 - Supple tissue dressing assemblies, systems, and methods formed from softened hydrophilic polymer sponge structures such as chitosan: Supple tissue dressing assemblies are formed from hydrophilic polymer sponge structures, such as chitosan. The supple tissue dressing assemblies are characterized by suppleness or multi-dimensional flexibility. The assemblies can be flexed, bent, folded, twisted, and even rolled upon itself before and during use, without creasing, cracking, fracturing, otherwise compromising the... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070066925 - Wound dressing and method for manufacturing the same: A method for producing a wound dressing wherein a curable silicone mixture is extruded onto a generally planar molding surface. The silicone mixture defines a first surface adjacent the planar surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The molding surface is heated at a curing temperature sufficient to... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070066926 - Injection and hemostasis site: A pad of elastomeric material having a softness of typically no more than about durometer 50 Shore 00. The pad may carry adhesive and/or a housing for adhering the pad to a surface, either manually, or by adhesive tape, or another strap. Such a pad exhibits hemostatic and leak prevention... Agent: Seyfareth Shaw LLP

20070060852 - Footwear and foot movement inhibitor: A shoe and an apparatus for a shoe to inhibit undesired movement of a foot in the shoe, the shoe in certain aspects having a shoe member with a bottom and a shoe body into which a foot is insertable, the foot at the end of a leg of a... Agent: Guy Mcclung

20070060853 - Knee brace with mechanical advantage closure system: An orthopedic knee orthosis having a closure unit with a pull system that provides a mechanical advantage for applying user-desired forces to the knee joint structures and yet permits the knee joint to move within a range of motion during activity by the user. A method of using the orthopedic... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070060854 - Ankle control system and method: An ankle control system, having a form-fitting brace, a relatively-rigid support member, a lever motion stabilizing strap, and collar. The form-fitting brace has opposing medial and lateral sides, a foot portion having an arch portion, and an ankle portion having an upper attachment portion. The relatively-rigid support member is connected... Agent: The Harris Firm

20070060855 - Pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions and self-adhering wound dressings comprising same: The disclosure generally relates to pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions and self-adhering wound dressings, and more particularly, to pressure-sensitive adhesive compositions comprising a triblock copolymer and a superabsorbent material and self-adhering wound dressings comprising same. The adhesive compositions are skinfriendly and therefore may be used in medical environments where a dressing, bandage,... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070060856 - Hemostatic media: A wound dressing and a method for enhancing the clotting comprising a plurality of hydrophilic microfibers bonded to each other to form a mat with the plurality of microfibers having a pore size sufficiently small to inhibit wicking platelets from a wound into the microfibers so that when applied to... Agent: Carl L. Johnson Jacobson And Johnson

20070060857 - Knee brace: A tube-shaped knee brace having a first opening designed to be positioned above the wearer's knee joint, a second opening designed to be positioned below the wearer's knee joint, and a center opening disposed between the first and second openings, the center opening formed to accommodate the knee joint of... Agent: Greenberg Traurig

20070055190 - 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 arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom. A second arm member affixable to... Agent: Paul D. Bianco: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini, & Bianco P.l.

20070055189 - Walking assistance device: In order to provide a walking assistance device that can avoid hampering the motion of the muscles of the user and will not move out of place inadvertently when worn by the user, principal engagement points of a support member (hip support member 1 and/or lower leg support member 2)... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20070055191 - Dynamic splint assemblies: A dynamic splint assembly for a hand includes a forearm support section configured to abut the dorsal side of a forearm and span a wrist; and a hand support section connected to the forearm support section. The hand support section is configured to abut the dorsal side of the hand... Agent: Tillman Wright, Pllc

20070055192 - Botulinum toxin in treatment of clubfoot: Botulinum toxin, or other neuromuscular paralytic agents, injected into the lower leg muscle of infants, less than a year old, with idiopathic clubfoot is shown to be an effective therapy in correcting this physical deformity. Following a protocol of manipulations, castings, and injections, clubfoot is effectively treated, and surgical treatment... Agent: Stephen Donovan Allergan, Inc.

20070055193 - Traction system for operating table comprising an automatic control device: The present invention pertains to a traction system (1) for operating table suitable for the orthopedic surgery of a patient's upper and/or lower limb, of the type comprising a mobile support (3) intended to receive said limb to be operated on and extension means (4) enabling application at the end... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper Us LLP

20070055194 - Dressing and antiseptic agent containing silver: The invention relates to a dressing or bandage comprising a dispersion of at least one transition metal in an imogolite or allophane matrix. In particular, it is intended for the manufacture of transparent dressings.... Agent: Paul A. Leipold Patent Legal Staff

20070049854 - Weighted back brace: A weighted brace is provided with an element for attachment to the body, a weight carrier having at least one pocket, and at least one weight contained in the at least one pocket, the at lease one weight is rigid or semi-rigid, wherein the at least one weight provides support... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20070049855 - Ankle stirrup brace: An ankle brace having a pair of shells with a pad attached to the inner surface of the shells. Attached to the pads is a U-shaped strip positioned to cup the medial and lateral malleous portions of an ankle and extending from the tip of the shell to the opposite... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20070049857 - Ankle support: An ankle brace utilizes first and second strap segments. The strap segments are positioned proximate the bottom portion of the brace and extends up and across the front portion of the brace before being secured about the brace.... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20070049858 - Ankle-foot orthosis device: An ankle-foot orthosis comprising a leg member 12; a foot member 14; a frame 16 connecting the leg member to the foot member, wherein the frame comprises a first revolute joint 18 that rotates about a first axis 20 and a second revolute joint 22 that rotates about a second... Agent: Mccarter & English, LLP Basil S. Krikelis

20070049856 - Heel lock ankle support: An ankle support has a tubular sock-like elastic sheath which, in use, is slipped over the foot and ankle of a wearer and extends upwardly over the lower leg, the sheath thereby having lateral and medial sides and a posterior end for receiving the heel of a wearer. Heel locks... Agent: Chase Law Firm L.c

20070049859 - Window dressing: A self-adherent window dressing includes a fabric layer bounded by an edge. The fabric layer has an adhesive side, an opposite non-adhesive side, and an opening therein to allow for viewing therethrough. A reinforcement member is adhered to at least a portion of the fabric layer. A transparent film layer... Agent: Christopher J. Fildes Fildes & Outland, P.C.