Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage inventions 12/07

20070299381 - Brace for restraining shoulder movement: A shoulder brace comprises a girdle, at least one tether connected to the girdle, and an arm band connected to the at least one tether. In one embodiment, the girdle includes at least one pad holder in the form of a pocket. The at least one tether is fastened at... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20070299380 - Posture aiding method and apparatus: Posture correcting method and device fixed to the anatomy of a human user. The device is fixed at locations in the area of the upper cervical vertebrae and right and left scapular areas of the user.... Agent: Design Ip, P.C.

20070299382 - Assembled orthopedic retractor: An orthopedic retractor is provided made of polymer gel shaped to be inserted into an interdigital space, having two complementary parts made of polymer gel, each part having a flat face shaped to be assembled to the flat face of the other part, such that together the two parts form... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070299383 - Foam layer cohesive articles and wound care bandages and methods of making and using same: A foam pad attached to a portion of an elastically expansible cohesive article, e.g., a tape or bandage, the pad is placed over a wound, sore, or ulcer, and the remainder of the cohesive tape or bandage is wrapped around the afflicted body part, and the tape or bandage compresses... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20070293796 - Apparatus and method for reduction, correction and/or reversal of aberrant cervical, cervico-thoracic, thoracic, thoraco-lumbar, lumbar and lumbo-sacral/pelvic postures: An orthopedic device includes at least one torque band disposable around a users' body and having opposing ends extending outwardly from the users' body and generally transverse to a users' spine along with apparatus applying counteracting forces to the ends in order to torque the body to the corrective posture.... Agent: Walter A. Hacker, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20070293797 - Wrist support device: A wrist support sleeve is adapted to extend over a wearer's hand and wrist from a location below the ends of the fingers up to a position just past the wrist region. The sleeve has an opening for receiving the wearer's thumb. A first portion of the sleeve extends around... Agent: Loza & Loza LLP

20070293799 - Nano-silver wound dressing: A nano-silver wound dressing consists of a skin contact layer made from hydrophilic cloth and directly contacting wound on surface of skin, a disinfecting (or bactericidal) antitoxic layer made from activated charcoal cloth impregnated with nanocrystalline silver, a blood absorbing and styptic layer made from non-woven cloth with superabsorbent polymer,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070293802 - Anti-gravity decompressant for lower extremities: A textile anti-gravity decompressant for protecting a patient's heel and ankle includes a padded portion at an ankle region, and ventilation holes formed through the textile covering. The protector further has a strap closure with a fastener that mates with a fastener provided on the outer surface of the textile... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070293798 - Versatile orthopaedic leg mounted walker: An orthopedic walker for mounting on the lower leg of a patient includes a walker base having a central area for receiving the foot of a patient and a spaced lower surface including an outer sole, and a pair of struts connected to the walker base. Each of the struts... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070293800 - Antimicrobial site dressings: The present invention comprises antimicrobial articles for use with a percutaneous device, comprising a matrix which may contact the percutaneous device in a three-dimensional mode and release antimicrobial agents (e.g., silver ions) to the percutaneous device access site. In addition, the antimicrobial article of the present invention may donate moisture... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070293801 - Adhesive dressing: An improved adhesive dressing assembly comprising an adhesive dressing and first and second backing sheets. The adhesive dressing comprises a sheet of flexible material with a first face and a second face with a central section and first and second arm sections extending in opposite directions from the central section.... Agent: Silber & Fridman

20070287942 - Headrest and method for correcting non-synostotic cranial deformities in infants: The present invention discloses, inter alia, a device and method for correcting the shape of an infant's abnormally-shaped cranium by applying external forces over time with the growth of an infant to achieve normal shaping of the infant's head. The device applies inwardly-directed external forces only to areas of bony... Agent: John C. Cave Suite 1500

20070287943 - Spinal restraint device: A spinal restraint device includes a body member with a head support portion, a neck support portion, and a back support portion. Left and right body wrap portions extend from the back support portion, and left and right head wrap portions extend from the neck support portion, and these portions... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20070287945 - Ingrown toenail treatment method: A method for treating an ingrown toenail by providing a smooth surface on the lateral edge of the damaged/sharpened nail and isolating the lateral nail bed, i.e., the cuticle, from the sharpened nail, thereby aborting the cycle of mutual damage that occurs when an ingrown toenail causes inflammation on the... Agent: Byung Kwon Cha

20070287946 - Femur traction device: A femur traction device includes a brace adapted to be secured to a patient's leg, with one end secured above a break in the leg and a hitch end extending below the foot and providing a hitch for a tensioning harness. The tensioning harness is secured between the hitch and... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20070287944 - Thoracic compression device: The present invention refers to a thoracic compression device. The device is designed for use in the field of medicine in cases where compression and holding of the thoracic zone is required, for example following breast surgery or in the case of rib injuries or any other situation requiring compression... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070287947 - Device and method for inhibiting decubitus ulcers: A method and device to promote the healing, or prevent the breakdown, of skin that may be subject to breakdown from body weight pressure. A support pad that defines a number of bristles or blades is placed so as to support the skin and underlying tissue on the multiple small... Agent: Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee, LLP

20070282231 - Arm and shoulder support harness: A harness is provided for supporting an arm or an article against the front torso of a body. A fastener of the harness is fastened to clothing at the rear waistline and a strap extends upwardly from the fastener and over a shoulder of the body to the front torso.... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070282232 - Therapeutic device having auxiliary strap holding positions: A therapeutic device that provides an auxiliary strap holding position for at least one strap where the strap can be temporarily attached to the auxiliary strap holding position on the device to prevent tangling or connection to an unintended surface when the strap is not in a position used to... Agent: Mayer Brown LLP

20070282234 - Temporary equine combination wound pressure pad and bandage: This invention applies direct pressure in such a way as to be effective on a furry and hairy wound, and enable continued mobility by a mammal, especially a horse. The invention also proposes a means of providing a tougher protection for the wound while simultaneously dressing it. The preferred mode... Agent: Brooke Schumm Iii

20070282236 - Reclosable wound dressing system: A reclosable wound dressing system, comprising a base portion having a circumference and lower and upper sides, the lower side carrying an adhesive that adheres to the skin, the upper side defining a first part of a two-part mechanical fastener system, the base portion defining an open area within the... Agent: Brian M. Dingman Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee, LLP

20070282240 - Glide sleeve brace: A patellofemoral brace consisting of a sleeve adapted to be worn by a user in the knee area and having a patella interior opening is provided with a glide which is adjustably carried by the sleeve and which includes a patella engaging brace pad which may be silicon filled and... Agent: Dennis A. Gross D|b|a The Hill Firm

20070282233 - Compression apparatus: A compression apparatus is a foot cuff having an inner and outer layer with an inflatable member disposed therein. The inflatable member is attached to the inner or outer layer of the foot cuff by a variety of methods that leave it free to move with respect to the unattached... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20070282235 - Dressing and an epidermal positioning machanism and method for using same: A dressing mechanism comprising a first section, a second section, and a third section. The first section and the third section each may each include one side having an adhesive layer. An overlaying, non-adhesive barrier layer may be located between a portion of the adhesive layer and a first or... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070282237 - Absorbent materials and articles: An absorbent material comprises a flexible, skin-conformable, moisture-absorbent sheet member, optionally a net member in sheet form overlying and associated with the absorbent sheet member on at least one face thereof, and a hydrogel disposed on at least one of the net member, when present, and the absorbent sheet member... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group

20070282238 - Dressing product: A dressing product comprises a dressing sheet (102), such as a thin film, one first surface of which is coated with an adhesive (106), such as a pressure sensitive hydrocolloid adhesive, which is applicable to an anatomical surface of a living being, such as a skin portion of a human.... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070282239 - Device and method for compressing wounds: A dressing for applying compression to a wound in a patient includes a bladder having a non-deformable end wall and a deformable membrane. The dressing may include a flexible web having an adhesive layer on one side thereof for securing the dressing to the patient so as to hold the... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik