Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage inventions 03/09

20090082707 - Orthotic device: One embodiment the device described herein relates to orthotic devices, and more particularly to a modular type body brace worn about a portion of the body, and one or more removably attached body panels associated with the body brace for supporting the portion of the body. The body panels are... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20090082708 - Method of and apparatus for wrist stabilization: An orthopedic support device of the type worn on a wrist and a palm of a wearer. The device has a sleeve with an open upper end for receiving the fingers of the wearer, a thumb opening, and an open lower end for receiving the wrist of the wearer. A... Agent: Winstead PC

20090082709 - External fixator assembly: An external fixator assembly structured for placement and use substantially adjacent the ankle area of the body and including a support assembly comprising at least one base segment and one or two contoured segments disposed substantially on opposite sides of the ankle area. Each of the contoured segments includes a... Agent: Malloy & Malloy

20090082710 - Delivery system for a wound dressing: A delivery system for applying a wound dressing includes a thin film elastomeric wound dressing having a lower surface for application to the wound area and an upper surface, a release member releasably attached to the lower surface of the wound dressing, a delivery member including a lower surface releasably... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp D/b/a Covidien

20090082711 - Bandaging structure and methodology: A dynamic-action, pliable, anatomically conformable bandaging structure for application to an anatomical wound including a pliable, low-rebound, viscoelastic, acceleration-rate-sensitive cushioning expanse which is placeable confrontingly adjacent such a wound, and operatively associated and structurally united with that cushioning expanse, adjustable, pressure-fluid-inflatable structure. An associated methodology features the steps of (a)... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.C.

20090076425 - Equilateral foot bed and systems having same: An equilateral foot bed and a system using the equilateral foot bed are provided for treating foot injuries and deformities, while allowing the patient to remain ambulatory. Embodiments include a foot bed having a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a greater thickness than the first... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090076426 - Wearable device: A wearable device includes a unitary first frame assembly which is integrally formed from first and second polymeric materials. The first frame assembly has a first frame portion formed by the first polymeric material and extends around part of a second frame portion formed by the second polymeric material. The... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090076428 - Ambidextrous ankle support: An ankle brace, comprising a truss and an envelope, the envelope having left and right wrapping straps and a truss sleeve suitable for securably holding said truss, and the truss having a bottom connected to left and right uprights having left and right ends, wherein said left and right uprights... Agent: Gearhart Law, LLC

20090076427 - Therapeutic boots stabilization wedge: A device for stabilizing a limb, typically when the limb is in a therapeutic boot. A wedge-shaped stabilization block includes an outwardly-extending tether. A fastener in the form of spaced fastener elements is located on the tether for securing the stabilization block in place.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20090076429 - Clubfoot orthotics: Disclosed is an orthotic for treating at least one component of talipes equinovarus. The orthotic includes an orthotic shell having a plantar support surface configured to support a portion of a foot disposed in the orthotic. The plantar support surface includes a cutout extending laterally through at least a portion... Agent: The Law Office Of Michael E. Kondoudis, PC

20090076430 - Super-hydrophobic bandages and method of making the same: A bandage that includes a material, which can be breathable, having a first surface, and a plurality of superhydrophobic particles attached to the first surface. The plurality of superhydrophobic particles ranging in size from about 100 nanometers to about 10 micrometers. The superhydrophobic particles including a protrusive material defining a... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090076431 - Bevelled foam: The invention relates to a foam dressing with a bevelled edge and where the density at the edge is higher than the density at the central part of the foam. The high density at the edges causes gel blocking of the wound exudate thereby preventing leakage of exudate through the... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090076432 - Compression garment: A compression garment comprises a plurality of longitudinal yarns arranged to form a fabric having a length and generally parallel to the length, and a plurality of transverse elastomeric yarns connecting adjacent longitudinal yarns and equally spaced about a length of the longitudinal yarns. In a stretched state, the longitudinal... Agent: Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090069732 - Flexion control ankle joint with spherical hinge: A joint hinge and a leg brace having the joint hinge that includes a spring loaded spherical joint for coupling a proximal portion and a distal portion of the joint hinge. The spherical joint includes a dome on one portion coupled to a mating cup on the other portion. A... Agent: James Richards

20090069733 - Range of motion device: 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 arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom. A second arm member affixable to... Agent: Paul D. Bianco Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20090069734 - Flextender: An apparatus for separating fingers and allowing a user the ability to exercise fingers when recovering from an arm or a hand injury. Such apparatus is designed to keep the fingers straight as possible yet permitting the fingertips to flex. The apparatus made of a foam type material has projections... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20090069735 - Ankle guard and brace segment for the ankle guard: A brace segment for an ankle guard is worn above and over an ankle to protect the ankle and provide a firm base for a resilient sleeve having two halves. Two brace segments are mounted on the halves of the resilient sleeve and each has a proximal end, a pressing... Agent: Patenttm.us

20090069736 - Polyurethane foam dressing for wound filler and method for manufacturing thereof: A polyurethane foam dressing for a wound filler, which includes a hydrophilic polyurethane foam including a plurality of open cells with a diameter of 50 to 400 μm and a plurality of pores with a diameter of 10 to 80 μm, and a method of manufacturing the same including mixing... Agent: Swanson & Bratschun, L.L.C.

20090069737 - Pressure relief dressing: The Pressure Ulcer Bandage is designed for application to the skin of an individual to treat pressure ulcers. The bandage will be constructed of flexible, round hydrocellular polyurethane foam, approximately one inch deep and will range in diameter with a precut opening to allow pressure relief from the ulcer itself... Agent: Scott Stapley

20090062702 - Thermal device for application to the spine: A thermal wrap that extends down at least a portion of a user's spine. Thermal element(s) may be placed along the length of the thermal wrap to warm the spine region. Optionally, thermal element(s) are located in wing portions that may contact the user's upper back.... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20090062703 - Compression sleeve having air conduits: A compression sleeve is described as having a first sheet, a second sheet attached to said first sheet and defining at least one inflatable section, and at least one conduit disposed within the boundary of the least one of said inflatable sections.... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20090062705 - Adjustable back support device: Back support devices for use in supporting a lower back region of an individual in a seated position are disclosed. The back support device can include a flexible, double-ended back support member adapted to provide lumbar support to the user's lower back, and a number of elastic knee straps extending... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20090062706 - Method and apparatus for correcting head and shoulder posture: This apparatus was designed to intervene and assist dysfunctional muscles in responding to brain commands to counter balance the head and shoulders before they become hyper extended for sustained periods if dysfunctional. The apparatus' action is to exhaust hyper extended muscles causing more blood to enter those muscles triggering muscle... Agent: Marvin J. Powell

20090062704 - Posture improvement devices and methods for use: A posture improvement device provides neuromuscular stimulation or proprioceptive therapy using a combination of pressure, torque and angle simultaneously applied to a user in order to train body muscles for proper posture through muscle memory. The device comprises a garment designed to be worn by the user, which is preferably... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20090062707 - Wrist support brace: This invention describes a novel wrist support brace for patients with carpal tunnel syndrom or injured wrists that utilizes an adjustable strap in conjunction with a hard support brace positioned around the forearm. The brace will physically contain the injured wrist in a stable position, thereby minimizing the potential of... Agent: Lewis M. Brande

20090062708 - Functional low-profile dynamic extension splint and methods for its use and manufacture: The present invention relates to medical devices and methods useful for improving a person's ability to grasp and release an object, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a splint for causing dynamic extension of a finger and/or thumb.... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20090062709 - Knee support: A knee support having a body, a ring, at least one fastening strap, two securing straps and a gap. The body has a fastening end, a securing end and an outer surface. The ring is mounted through the body. The at least fastening strap extends from the fastening end and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090062711 - Reactive hydrophilic oligomers: Hydrophilic compositions are described, which are prepared from a first oligomer containing pendent polymerizable groups and pendent hydrophilic groups, crosslinked with a co-reactive second component oligomer possessing photoinitiator groups. The compositions may be used as in preparation of hydrophilic gel coatings or layers for medical devices.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090062710 - Solid and painless sticking bar: A solid and painless sticking bar includes a solid main body and an adhesive member fixed at the underside of the main body. The main body has plural cut lines respectively provided at a proper interval so that the main body can be cut into a proper length or height... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090062712 - Material for producing a support bandage: A material for producing a support bandage, which comprises a support. Said support is coated and/or impregnated with a curable plastic material and at least partially configured by a leno fabric comprising warp yarns that cross between two weft yarns running in parallel. Said leno fabric comprises at least one... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20090062713 - Bandage with water soluble adhesive and method of using same: A bandage includes a wound treating section for collecting exudate from a wound, a hydrophobic layer attached to the wound treating section, and a liquid soluble adhesive positioned on the hydrophobic layer for removably adhering the bandage to a body part proximate the wound. The adhesive is dissolved upon contact... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20090062714 - Bandages for use on tips of fingers and toes: A bandage is for use in covering a tip of a digit. The bandage includes a backing material and an absorbent material. The backing material includes a coupling mechanism, and is substantially planar. The absorbent material is coupled to the backing material and includes a first portion and a second... Agent: Jorge Mario Trujillo