Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage inventions 06/07

20070149908 - Counterforce brace: A stabilization brace presents a compressive, sock-like body for a compressive fit about the ankle joint and forefoot. A first pair of force straps extend from the metatarsal heads and along the opposed lateral and medial regions of the foot and ankle to offer countervailing forces therealong. First and second... Agent: Chase Law Firm L.c

20070149909 - Distraction and damping system which can be adjusted as the vertebral column grows: The invention related to a distraction and damping system which combines two devices, namely a first distractor device and one or more other damping devices. The aforementioned distractor device is for children's bones and can support and lengthen said bones by means of rods which are mounted to an adjustment... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070149910 - Wound guard bandage: A disposable bandage for covering a wound area of a skin surface includes a self adhesive first fastener portion and a second fastener portion, a dome having a generally rectilinear shape and constructed from a thin rigid material, the dome being coupled to the first fastener portion along one edge... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070149912 - 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. Schanter

20070149911 - Woven brace: A woven brace for use in supporting various portions of a body is disclosed. The woven brace comprises a woven body comprising a plurality of ring members woven together such that the woven brace provides a resilient and comfortable bracing surface.... Agent: Greensfelder Hemker & Gale PC

20070142757 - Wound shield and warming apparatus and method: A wound shield including a conformable frame to circumscribe a wound and warm water circulating system to maintain a warm environment. Any suitable dressing may be secured over the conformable frame providing separation between the wound and the dressing. The wound frame may provide pressure relief around a wound or... Agent: Crockett & Crockett

20070142758 - Fixing means for temporarily fixing human or animal body parts: The invention relates to a fixing means which is used to temporarily fix human or animal body parts. The fixing means comprises at least one flexible carrier layer which is coated with a hardenable material, wherein the body part which is to be fixed can be surrounded either fully or... Agent: Patentanwaelte Lichti + Partner Gbr

20070142759 - Orthopedic night foot splint: A foot splint for the prevention and rehabilitation of plantar fasciitis by maintaining a wearer's foot and, hence, his plantar fascia in a pre-selected amount of dorsiflexion. The foot splint includes a footplate for supporting the wearer's foot, a bracket integrally attached to the footplate near the heel region, where... Agent: Clements Walker

20070142760 - System and method for correcting clubfoot problems in children: A system and method for comfortably restraining a child's feet undergoing the Ponseti method for treatment of clubfeet, using a foot and ankle abduction orthosis, where the improvement includes a shoe with a single piece sole and quick release slot with an adjustable hinged heel support member, as well as... Agent: Simmons Perrine PLC

20070142761 - Wound shield: A wound shield may include a conformable frame to circumscribe a wound. Any suitable dressing may be secured over the conformable frame providing separation between the wound and the dressing. The wound frame may provide pressure relief around a wound or pressure sore to permit healing, allow compression for venous... Agent: Crockett & Crockett

20070142762 - Wound dressing: A dressing for wounds (10) contains a useful material (40), such as dye or biocide, trapped within or behind a gelatin barrier (36). On application to a wound, metalloproteinases naturally present in the wound diffuse into the dressing and degrade the gelatin, releasing the trapped material. The released material serves... Agent: Mark G. Bocchetti Eastman Kodak Company

20070142763 - Biological wound dressing and method of making: A biological wound dressing is made by a method that includes the steps of providing a natural animal tissue that has a substrate, crosslinking and fixing the substrate, minimizing the antigens from the substrate, and incorporating an active layer in the substrate.... Agent: Raymond Sun

20070142764 - Method of treating deep vein thrombosis: A method of treating deep vein thrombosis in a limb of user includes applying a deep vein thrombosis treatment sleeve onto the limb of the user so that portions of the user's limb extend from opposite open ends of the deep vein thrombosis treatment sleeve; allowing the deep vein thrombosis... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20070135744 - Soft cast material: A medical bandaging product, including a package formed of a moisture-impervious material and sealable to prevent entry of moisture. A medical bandage is positioned within the package in substantially moisture-free conditions and sealed therein against moisture until use. The medical bandage is constructed of a fabric having a pair of... Agent: Adams Evans P.A.

20070135745 - Motion controlling hinge for orthopedic brace: A motion controlling hinge for an orthopedic brace is provided. The hinge includes an actuator secured to one arm, and at least one spring member. As the arm with the actuator pivots in a first direction, at a predetermined flexion angle the actuator applies a force to the spring member,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070135746 - Below-knee orthosis: A below-knee orthosis with fastening devices for fastening the orthosis to the foot and to the lower leg, and with an L-shaped support spring which is made of a resilient material and which has an upright branch that defines a contact plane and is intended to bear on the dorsal... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20070135747 - Toe glove device: A toe glove device includes a main toe glove, a secondary toe glove and a spacing pad. The main toe glove is snugly inserted with a toe. The secondary toe glove is disposed next to the main toe glove and snugly inserted with another toe next to the first toe.... Agent: G. Link Co. Ltd.

20070135748 - Orthopedic traction tower system: An orthopedic traction tower system, and components thereof, for use in surgery, fracture repair, and/or radiography. The traction tower system may include a base for receiving the proximal end of a patient's limb, a tower arm for applying tractive forces to a distal end of a patient's limb, and a... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070135749 - Response of lower-leg extremities: Therapeutic-sock, method of fabricating, and method of use to relieve difficulties in walking about and discomfort in the lower leg extremities, following time-periods of immobility. Such therapeutic-sock is fabricated from a combination of thick and thin elasticized fabrics. Circumscribing compressed-forces are exerted on the lower-leg extremities so as it initiate... Agent: Shanley And Baker, P.l.l.c.. Raymond N. Baker

20070129657 - Adjustable shoulder orthotic: The invention is a shoulder orthotic that provides therapeutic functional support to an injured upper limb and eliminates the weighted pressure of limb support from the injured side of the body. The functional and supportive contributions are achieved by a shoulder suspension strap that is attached to a torso belt... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070129658 - Compression device: A compression garment (1) that wraps around a limb has a bladder (3) inflated by a pump (not shown) to apply pressure to a specific area of the limb in order to empty the veins in that limb and upon release of that pressure by deflation the bladder (3), there... Agent: Dewitt Ross & Stevens S.c.

20070129659 - Hinge positioning structure: A hinge positioning structure is used to couple a body and a leg of a stand. The hinge positioning structure has a joint groove formed in the body, a stopper attached at the bottom of the joint groove having an elastic body with a spring strip, and a hinge formed... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070129660 - Tissue treatment device: The tissue treatment device consists of a bladder (2), having inlet (1) to be connected to a fluid source (not shown). The bladder (2) is placed within a wound cavity and inflated to conform to the cavity shape and apply constant pressure against the wound surface or pulsed pressure, as... Agent: Dewitt Ross & Stevens S.c.

20070129661 - Anti-pronation device: An anti-pronation device and method for supporting the longitudinal arch for stabilizing a foot against the forces of pronation are disclosed. The anti-pronation device is a specially shaped film that has adhesive on one side, which when strategically placed adheres to the rear foot just distal (in front of) to... Agent: Phil Virga