Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage inventions 04/07

20070093738 - Anatomical gluteal cleft medical dressing: A medical dressing and method for applying within a gluteal cleft of a human buttocks. The first and second cheeks of a human buttocks are manually spread and a foam member is positioned intermediate therebetween. The foam member has a substantially angular cross-sectional profile along a central axis thereof, the... Agent: Roger Burleigh

20070088240 - Orthotic clubfoot device: The present invention relates to an orthotic device wherein the patient's feet are maintained at a desired angle while allowing the patient to move in an otherwise normal manner and preventing blister formation. The orthotic device generally comprises an orthotic splint assembly, two ankle foot orthosis and two custom molded... Agent: Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus PC

20070088241 - Hand access laparoscopic device: The invention relates to a hand access laparoscopy device having a gelcap, a retainer, a sleeve and a retention ring The gelcap includes gel that is bonded to a cap. The cap includes an inner cylindrical wall to which the gel in bonded, thereby providing a sealing area between the... Agent: Applied Medical Resources Corporation

20070083136 - Knee brace: A knee brace adapted for placement over at least a posterior side of a leg and comprising a first posterior frame member, a second posterior frame member connected to first frame member, and a posterior resilient hinge device located at or near a first end portion of the first frame... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070083137 - 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.

20070083138 - Adhesive injection site: A pad of elastomeric material having a softness of no more than about durometer 30 Shore 00. The pad may carry adhesive for adhering the pad to a surface, either directly or indirectly through an envelope which surrounds the pad and carries the adhesive. Such a pad exhibits hemostatic and... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070083139 - Adhesive preparations: This invention provides a patch with less skin stimulation, excellent in long time store stability and heat stability and having favorable tack during use. The patch comprising a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer, polyisobutylene, tackifier, plasticizer and pharmaceutically effective ingredient, in which two or more kinds of polyisobutylene of different average molecular... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070083140 - Bandage insert/inset composite: An elastic bandage for holding orthopedic or orthotic elements adjacent an injured or injury-prone limb has an elastic sleeve or tube that fits over the limb. The sleeve or tube has at least one holding element, which is preferably a hook and loop fastener, at a defined location on the... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070083141 - Apparatus and methods for preventing and/or healing pressure ulcers: Protective devices, to protect a body part having a bony portion with a soft tissue layer between the bony portion and an outer skin layer, have an inner surface which conforms to the body part to be protected and are applied to the body part to reduce pressure exhibited at... Agent: Henry I. Schanzer

20070083142 - Support structure for edema relief: A cushion for edema relief having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end having a first height and the proximal end having a second height, the height of the distal end being greater than the height of the proximal end. An angled surface extends from the distal... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070078363 - Limb protection apparatus: The present invention is a limb protection apparatus having a torsion spring assembly. Further, the present invention is a limb protection apparatus having a torsion spring assembly having a preload. The spring assembly has a spring and two rotatably coupled components disposed within the spring, wherein the two components cannot... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070078364 - Wound cover/stabilizer: The invention provides a stabilizing cover to wear over an IV site or any type of wound that requires a protective pad and needs to be accessed or observed often. The device's opening/closure allows doctors, nurses, and other care-givers to check the wound site without the discomfort and inconvenience of... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20070078365 - Adhesive bandage product and manufacturing process for an adhesive bandage product: e

20070078366 - Self contained wound dressing with micropump: A composite wound dressing apparatus promotes healing of a wound via the use of a micropump system housed within or above a wound dressing member. The micropump system includes a miniature pump that applies a subatmospheric pressure to the wound to effectively draw wound fluid or exudate away from the... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20070078367 - Bandage for covering a wound with no adhesive-to-skin contact: The present invention relates to a self-adhering bandage that is secured in place without an adhesive/skin contact point. One embodiment of the bandage comprises a nonstick dressing component positioned at one end of a first side of the backing component. The bandage further comprises an attachment mechanism disposed on the... Agent: Simmons Patents