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

20090192424 - Ergonomic arm sling: The present invention includes an ergonomic arm sling and method for using the same. The ergonomic arm sling includes a two-piece system that can be used by placing the affected arm into a pouch and securing it with a pouch strap and attaching it to a second portion which is... Agent: Lafkas Patent LLC

20090192425 - Highly adjustable lumbar support and methods: A body brace for a wearer has a combination of adjustment mechanisms and fasteners to help fit the body brace to a wearer. A wearer first fastens the body brace about his abdomen and lumbar regions to generally fit the body brace around the wearer's waist. The wearer then adjusts... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20090192426 - Apparatus and methods for reducing shoulder dislocations: The present invention is directed to apparatus, systems, and methods for reducing anterior shoulder dislocations in a patient. In one embodiment, the apparatus of the present invention comprises a humeral cuff, an inflatable bladder, a source of pressurized gas in select fluid communication with the inflatable bladder, and at least... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

20090192428 - Soft wrap for treating plantar fasciitis: An adjustable soft wrap for treating plantar fasciitis is provided. A soft wrap is cut from material in such a manner to allow independent compression adjustment on the ankle and the middle of the foot while simultaneously having straps to allow tension adjustment of the stretch tension on the planter... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20090192427 - Walking splint with anti-skid bottom: A walking splint removably attachable to the lower leg and foot to substantially immobilize the ankle joint and provide stretching of the plantar fascia having the improved advantage that posterior shell of the walking splint has an asymmetrically positioned anti-skid tread on the exterior of the posterior shell, preferably under... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20090192429 - Resorbable nanoenhanced hemostatic structures and bandage materials: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for nanomaterial-enhanced hemostatic medical devices are provided. Hemostatic materials and structures are provided that induce coagulation of blood at a wound/opening caused by trauma, a surgical procedure, ulceration, or other cause. The hemostatic materials and structures may incorporate nanostructures and/or further hemostatic elements such as polymers... Agent: Fiala & Weaver, P.l.l.c. C/o Cpa Global

20090192430 - Medical bandage cover, medical bandage, and medical bandaging product: A medical bandage is disclosed including a knitted spacer fabric cover or padding positioned in surrounding relation on a moisture-hardenable substrate. A reactive system is applied to and into the thickness of the substrate. The reactive system having a first state wherein the substrate remains in a flexible, conformable condition... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20090192431 - Transdermal therapeutic system reinforced by ultrasounds: The invention relates to a transdermal therapeutic system (10) comprising a pharmaceutical active agent formulation (13), an adhesive layer (11) comprising a contact surface (12), and at least one ultrasound transmitter (21), the side of the ultrasound transmitter opposing the contact surface being directly or indirectly adjacent to the pharmaceutical... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090192432 - Abdominal binder with improved drainage bulb holding system: An improved abdominal binder is provided. The abdominal binder can include at least one external securing mechanism for holding a drainage bulb. In one embodiment, the securing mechanism can include one or more strips of hook or loop type material. In another embodiment, an improved abdominal binder that can support... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090192433 - Apparel item for compressive treatment of edema: An article of apparel adapted to provide a compressive pressure to reduce lymphedema, the pressure configured to direct edema in a direction, wherein the apparel may be a garment adapted to be worn on an upper body portion of a user and may include a body portion, arm portions, and... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090187126 - Apparatus and method of protecting a cast on a human limb: A protective cover for a limb cast. The protective cover includes a first layer, a second layer, a first fastener, and a second fastener. The first layer has a first thickness, a first length approximating a length of the limb cast and defines a first portion of the protective cover.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090187127 - Splint system and method of use: Devices and methods are disclosed for achieving control and stabilization of bone fractures in mammals, most specifically humans. Stabilization and traction is often required to support fractured bones of the arms or legs. The devices and methods disclosed herein are especially useful in the emergency or military setting. The devices... Agent: Jay A. Lenker

20090187128 - Shoulder-neck-shaper: Similarly a more natural position of the neck will help to relieve the discomfort at the junction of neck and upper thoracic spine. It may also relieve any pins and needles in arms by opening numeral foramina of the neck bones by relieving any stretched nerves of neck and upper... Agent: Siddappa Nagabhushan

20090187129 - Trauma cervical stability device and methods of using same for diagnostic purposes: Trauma cervical stability devices for using by ambulatory personnel arriving at the scene of an injured patient are disclosed. The trauma cervical stability devices comprise a cap element, releasable and adjustable head straps, a shoulder harness, and at least one adjustable member operatively connected to the cap element and the... Agent: Greenberg Traurig (hou) Intellectual Property Department

20090187130 - Hydrogels with tapered edge: An adhesive hydrogel dressing as well as to methods of applying the dressing to a patient is described. The dressing generally comprises an adhesive hydrogel pad, a backing layer, and an adhesive layer on the backing layer facing the hydrogel pad. The adhesive layer and backing layer form a perimeter... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090182251 - Covers for orthopedic casts: Cast covers, that allow someone who has a casted arm or leg, and has been authorized by a physician to resume playing a particular sport (e.g., football), to protect both the casted limb and other players from collision with the hard material in the cast, by covering the cast with... Agent: Stephen Christopher Swift Swift Law Office

20090182252 - Covers for orthopedic casts: Cast covers, that allow someone who has a casted arm or leg, and has been authorized by a physician to resume playing a particular sport (e.g., football), to protect both the casted limb and other players from collision with the hard material in the cast, by covering the cast with... Agent: Stephen Christopher Swift Swift Law Office

20090182253 - Knee immobilizer: An orthopedic brace designed to immobilize the knee by preventing flexion/extension and limiting medial/lateral movement. The brace includes a main support structure embodied in a unitary, rigid stay member with slidable, semi-rigid cuffs at one or both ends to provide length adjustability. The stay member has no popliteal articulation in... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090182254 - Orthopedic brace of knee joint: An orthopedic brace of a knee joint is disclosed. The orthopedic brace including a hinge assembly connecting a lower support member and an upper support member to have a certain relative angle, wherein the hinge assembly includes a first link hinged to an upper portion of the lower support member... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20090182255 - Device and method for treating ear injuries: An improved non-invasive ear compression dressing or splinting device is provided for prevention, treatment and recurrence of injuries to the outer ear such as auricular hematoma. The device includes a structure including a pair of first and second pads, and a pressure applying assembly. The pads are assembled in pairs... Agent: The Law Office Of Randall T. Erickson, P.C.

20090182256 - Removable protection adhesive tape structure with easily tearing-off feature: A removable medical adhesive tape with easily tearing-off feature of continual enrolled flat porous non-woven fabric strip in roll type includes a front layer, a backing layer, a pair of short transverse ends and a pair of prolonged longitudinal lateral edges in symmetrical parallel juxtaposition. Wherein a plurality of lengthwise... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090182257 - Elastic bandage for horses' legs and method of making same: An elastic bandage for horses' legs particularly suitable for protecting horses' legs without limiting their movement and without preventing transpiration. The application of the bandage does not cause rubbing or abrasion of the horses' legs.... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20090177131 - Gait modulation system and method: An electrical stimulation orthosis and method therefor, the orthosis including: (a) an at least semi-rigid frame configured to substantially envelop a limb segment, the frame having at least one first complementary mechanical fastener associated therewith; (b) a surface electrical stimulation electrode assembly associated with, and supported by, the frame, the... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090177132 - Inflatable splint: An inflatable splint is presented. The splint comprises integral foot-accommodating portion, calf-accommodating portion and intermediate, ankle-accommodating portion. The splint is configured to be fitted over a leg part comprising a foot, ankle and calf such that front faces of the leg part are exposed. The splint has a collapsed state... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20090177133 - Reduced pressure dressing coated with biomolecules: A reduced pressure dressing coated with biomolecules including a polymer material layer and at least one biomolecule selected from the group consisting of a hemostatic agent, an antioxidant agent, and a nitric oxide promoter, the at least one biomolecule absorbed into a portion of the polymer material layer. The present... Agent: Kinetic Concepts, Inc. C/o Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090177134 - Vacuum head dressing: A post-operative or trauma-site head dressing (10) comprises a cap (12) adapted to fit over the head (20) of a patient. The cap is a patchwork of compartments (14) of airtight, flexible material connected to a single opening (18) through which air may be evacuated. The compartments are filled with... Agent: Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP

20090177135 - Wound dressing: The present invention relates to a wound dressing and in particular a wound dressing for application to the sacrum of a patient. The wound dressing is an absorbent pad having one or more lines about which the dressing can fold.... Agent: Convatec Inc.

20090177136 - Conformable wound dressing: A wound dressing comprising an absorbent pad, an adhesive layer, and a backing layer is described, along with a dressing support layer configured to retain and deliver the wound dressing to a wound, the dressing support layer having a radial configuration that forms a plurality of alternating covered and uncovered... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090177137 - Water resistant undercast liner: An undercast liner for being applied to an anatomical shape of a patient and overlaid with a cast material. An elongate fabric has two opposing faces and an intermediate spacer area that both separates and interconnects the opposed faces. The liner is constructed at least in part of hydrophobic, water... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law, P.A.

20090171257 - Support device for administration of cpr: A support device for assisting a wearer in the administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), the device comprising: a wearable support for strengthening at least one of the wearer's wrist, hand or forearm, the wearable support being adapted to circumscribe a majority of the circumference of the at least one of... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20090171258 - Layered adhesive construct having a mouldable layer as skin contact surface: The invention relates to a layered adhesive construct comprising a backing layer and a first and second layer of a hydrocolloid adhesive, where the first and second layer of hydrocolloid adhesive have different composition, and the second layer of hydrocolloid adhesive is interposed between the first layer of hydrocolloid adhesive... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090171259 - Abdominal compression: A post-operative compression garment (10) having a linear elastic section (20) and a supportive section (30) is provided. The supportive section has a controlled stretch-profile with progressive elastic material properties with linear elastic material properties below an extension of 20%. The supportive section may be constructed of a layered material... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090171260 - Athletic protective device: Embodiments of the invention relate to an athletic cup to direct forces away from soft tissue. In an embodiment, the athletic cup has a convex structure to direct a force associated with an impact to the athletic cup to a pelvic bone of a wearer and away from soft tissue... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP