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Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage May archived by USPTO category 05/08

20080125684 - Disposable band for a compression device: Apparatus and methods for cyclically compressing the limb of a patient to improve blood flow in the limb. In one embodiment, a compression device includes a compressive section sized and shaped for extending around a portion of the limb for applying compressive pressure and a housing operatively connected to the... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20080125685 - Hip flexion assist orthosis or hip knee extension assist orthosis: An apparatus suitable for imitating one or more muscle members of a human user during physical therapy, wherein the apparatus is configured to be used in conjunction with the human user having a waist and a leg having a knee. The apparatus includes an adjustable waist belt configured to be... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080125686 - Heat mitigating hemostatic agent: A hemostatic agent in the form of particles comprises a first component and a second component bound thereto, each component having hemostatic properties. Additional components may also be included. The first component may be a zeolite and the second component may be clay. A device for promoting the clotting of... Agent: Michaud-duffy Group LLP

20080125687 - Medical device: A medical device for example a wound dressing having antibacterial and optionally, antifungal properties, are provided together with methods for making the device. An exemplary dressing includes a layer of silver-containing fabric, (optionally) a layer of absorbent material, and (optionally) a layer of flexible air-permeable and/or water-impermeable material. The dressing... Agent: Patrea L. Pabst Pabst Patent Group LLP

20080125688 - Medical device and process: A patient-friendly medical device is provided for removal of excess fluids from body tissue and is particularly useful to treat soft tissue inflammation, damage, edema and/or lymphedema. The comfortable medical device comprises a composite multilayered assembly that provides a gradient pressure compression device to compress body tissue of a patient... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd.

20080119770 - Sling for supporting an arm: A sling for supporting a portion of an arm of an individual that includes: a means for receiving and supporting a portion of an arm of an individual, the means for receiving and supporting a portion of an arm of an individual having a posterior portion and an anterior portion;... Agent: Christos S. Kyriakou

20080119771 - Medical product, also for sports use, and relative manufacturing method: A health product for sports use, in particular a joint support includes a main strap (5; 105; 205; 305) destined to surround the part of the body to be supported. The main strap includes: a bottom layer (2) destined to come into contact with the skin of the wearer, an... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080119772 - Dispensing device and method for forming material: A dispensing device and method for forming a least partially solid or gel-like material from a liquid. At least one liquid issuing from an outlet is subjected to an electric field causing the liquid to form at least one electrically charged jet which, after formation, forms a fiber (F) or... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute

20080119773 - Multilayer conductive appliance having wound healing and analgesic properties: A dressing for promoting healing and pain relief of the body of a living organism having a pathologic condition has at least one layer of conductive material having a resistance no greater than 1000 Ω/cm2. When placed proximate a portion of the body of the living organism suffering from the... Agent: Patrea L. Pabst Pabst Patent Group LLP

20080119774 - Bandaging structure and methodology: Wound bandaging/dressing foam structure including a low rebound, temperature-conforming, acceleration-rate-sensitive cushioning expanse applicable to wound-proximate-associated anatomical tissue to apply a predetermined expanse of substantially uniform, non-blood-flow-occluding pressure, accompanied by adjacent, included lateral extremities of this expanse which apply a gradually declining-to-zero anatomical-tissue pressure.... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.c.

20080119775 - Self-closing antiseptic plaster: A self-closing antiseptic plaster (1) for puncturing blood vessels, muscle tissue, tissue, skin, organs (biopsy) or bone marrow is puncturable by cannulas, needles or the like. It has a backing layer (2), a sealing layer (5) made of a material having an elastic restoring force and a skin adhesive layer... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080114276 - Absorbent structure in an absorbent article: An absorbent structure comprising a silicone foam having pore walls and a plurality of hydrophilic particles anchored to the pore walls of the foam. Some of the hydrophilic particles have an anchored portion firmly anchored to the pore walls and an exposed portion extending outwardly away from the pore walls... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080114279 - Multilayer laminate wound dressing: A flexible, multilayer wound dressing with antibacterial and antifungal properties, together with methods for making the dressing. The dressing includes a layer of silver-containing fabric, a layer of absorbent material, and (optionally) a layer of flexible air-permeable and/or water-impermeable material. The dressing can be used for prophylactic and therapeutic care... Agent: Patrea L. Pabst Pabst Patent Group LLP

20080114278 - Sealing film dressing: The present invention relates to a film dressing comprising a thin plastic film (2) coated with an adhesive (3). In accordance with the invention, the adhesive (3) has a softness of 10-22 mm, and the adhesive coating has a weight per unit area of 50 g/m2 or more.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080114277 - Porous bioresorbable dressing conformable to a wound and methods of making same: A method of making a porous bioresorbable dressing is provided for use in applying reduced pressure therapy to a wound site. The process includes manufacture of a dressing by use of one or more bioresorbable polymers and a porogen system. The malleability of the dressing allows the dressing to be... Agent: Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Attn: Legal Department Intellectual Property

20080108922 - Joint brace with improved adjustable limb extension regulator: There is provided a brace for stabilizing a uniting pivoting joint disposed between first and second limb structures of a living being. The brace comprises upper and lower frame members, each encompassing the first and second limb structures respectively, and a pivoting joint member comprised of two opposing pivoting assemblies.... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080108924 - Wound dressing: A wound dressing (1) including at least two adhesive portions (2) capable of adhering to and being removed from skin, and at least two non-elastic threads (3) held between the adhesive portions, characterised in that the spacing between the non-elastic threads allows direct access to the wound or skin between... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080108926 - Disk bandage dispenser: A surgical device for applying a bandage onto tissue is disclosed. The surgical device has an actuator and contains one or more releasable bandages and an adhesive. Actuation of the actuator releases the adhesive, saturates the bandage with the adhesive, and releases the bandage onto tissue. The actuator can be... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, Llc

20080108923 - Method for treating wound, dressing for use therewith apparatus and system for fabricating dressing: A method of treating a wound using a customized dressing. In the method, at least one wound characteristic is evaluated. A treatment need as a function of the at least one wound characteristic is determined. A dressing having a dressing characteristic responsive to the treatment need is fabricated and applied... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080108925 - Wound dressing: A dressing for wounds includes a useful material, such as dye or biocide, trapped within or behind a gelatin barrier. 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 various useful purposes,... Agent: Susan L. Parulski, Patent Legal Staff Carestream Health, Inc.

20080108927 - Method for treating wound, dressing for use therewith and apparatus and system for fabricating dressing: A method of treating a wound using a customized dressing. In the method, at least one wound characteristic is evaluated. A treatment need as a function of the at least one wound characteristic is determined. A dressing having a dressing characteristic responsive to the treatment need is fabricated and applied... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080103423 - Orthosis and method for manufacture thereof: A pre-fabricated orthosis suitable for embracing and supporting a body part of a human or animal is disclosed. The orthosis has an articulation and may be made from a pre-formed sheet of material containing cork and a thermoplastic binder. The orthosis may be uniformly perforated in its central part and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080103424 - Pediatric digital wrap: A pediatric digital wrap comprising a flexible T-shaped base member having a first end adapted to fold over and substantially cover a finger tip of a patient's injured digit. A removable insert comprising a layer of pressure sensitive adhesive with a non-adhesive center pad provides protection and padding for the... Agent: Mckinney Law, LLC

20080103425 - Scope sock: An orthopedic distraction sock for circumscribing at least a portion of an appendage, the distraction sock comprising a hollow braided sleeve having opposing open ends and including a non-braided tether mounted to the sleeve so that tension on the tether constricts the sleeve. The instant invention also includes a method... Agent: Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP