Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage inventions 09/07

20070225629 - Orthopedic brace: A brace for a patient appendage. The brace can include a first member and a second member. The first member is positioned proximate a first side of the patient appendage and includes a main body portion extending in a longitudinal direction. The first member additionally includes a circumferentially extending portion... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070225630 - Orthopedic brace: An orthopedic brace is provided that is adapted for securing a wrist, hand and thumb. The brace includes a pad having proximal and distal edges, and first and second sides each comprising loop fastening material forming a generally continuous surface extending substantially the entirety of the corresponding side. The brace... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070225631 - Sealants for skin and other tissues: The present invention relates to sealants for skin and other tissues. The sealants include an electroprocessed material. The sealants may contain more than one electroprocessed materials and may contain additional substances. The invention further relates to methods of making and using such sealants.... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070219475 - Ankle orthosis: 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 member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member defining an arcuate channel therein. A second member affixable... Agent: Paul D. Bianco: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini, & Bianco P.l.

20070219476 - Elbow orthosis: 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 the second body portion... Agent: Paul D. Bianco: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini, & Bianco P.l.

20070219477 - Apparatus and arrangement for exercising and supporting an upper limb: The invention relates to an apparatus for exercising and supporting an upper limb, the apparatus comprising two support modules (A, B) connected on the first side by a rigid connecting piece (5). Both the support modules (A, B) have a frame (1), with a support plate (4) fixed to their... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070219478 - Device and method for externally rotating the femur: An elongate flexible strap is adapted to be wrapped about a wearer's leg and pelvic region. The strap applies a torque to the leg, rotating the leg into a desired degree of external rotation. In a leg having an improperly aligned patella, it is believed that the external rotation improves... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070213648 - Knee brace with lightweight structure: A knee brace for the correction of abnormalities of the knee such as varus or valgus knee, or for the various forms of osteoarthritis, consisting of a support structure with a sole direction of development, that is to say it comprises a single upright (11) for the femoral area and... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20070213649 - Ankle stabilizing apparatus having a pivotable stiffening unit: An apparatus for stabilizing movement of an ankle comprises in one embodiment a flexible body member for receiving a foot and a stiffening unit secured to selected portions of the body member such that the stiffening unit minimizes movement of upper portions of the body member with respect to lower... Agent: Summa, Allan & Additon, P.A.

20070208285 - Itchblocker air cast system: A small light weight compressor/air pump(1) powered by two interchangeable rechargeable battery cells one powering the unit while the other is being recharged (2). The pump nozzle will be attached to a air hose approximately ½ to ⅜ inch in diameter. The pump outlet hole should be between ¼ and... Agent: Law Office Of Karen Dana Oster, LLC

20070208286 - Arm sling and method of making: An arm sling and method of making an arm sling including an open ended arm receiving tube supported on a patient's neck via a neck strap. The tube includes a forward end portion with an open front end of predetermined size and a rear end portion having an elbow receiving... Agent: John J. Swartz

20070208287 - Fragranced cast applicant and method of application: An article useful in orthopedic cast care is described as well as a method of making the article and applying it to the cast. The article is a fragranced solid or semi-solid material that is applied to an orthopedic cast by rubbing it over the outside so as to reduce... Agent: Thomas A. O'rourke Bodner & O'rourke

20070208288 - Therapeutic treatment apparatus and method: An improved treatment apparatus and method of using in which the device has plural protruding contact elements, each preferably having an undulating contact surface with one or more peaks. In one preferred embodiment, a plurality of contact elements are positioned spaced apart from one another in columns. In another device... Agent: Mitchell P. Brook C/o Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP

20070208289 - Systems and methods for providing light therapy traction: Systems and methods for providing light therapy traction to a patient. A light therapy device and a traction mechanism provide concurrent, alternating and/or repetitive treatment to a patient. The light therapy device includes one or more light sources configured to deliver light to a patient. The traction mechanism is configured... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie