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Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/11

20110046526 - Water resistant bandage: A water resistant light compression and/or retention bandage for retaining an orthopaedic splint, padding or medical device against a body part, includes a knitted fabric formed of synthetic yarns having a moisture vapor transmission rate from an inner face of the bandage to an outer face of the bandage of... Agent: Adams Intellectual Property Law

20110046527 - Arterial cooling elements for use with a cervical immobilization collar: A kit for cooling the blood in the carotid arteries includes a cervical immobilization collar and a cooling element. The cooling element may include a body-facing panel attached on a body-facing surface to a lining layer, an outward-facing panel, and cooling material disposed between the body-facing panel and the outward... Agent: Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

20110046528 - Cable-based orthopedic bracing system: An orthopedic bracing system for providing support to a joint of an individual is provided. The bracing system comprises a frame configured to conform to the individual's body and configured to contact the individual such that it can provide support to the joint. The frame has at least two portions... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20110046529 - Arm abduction orthotic: The invention relates to an arm abduction orthotic having a body frame (20) for supporting on the thorax of the orthotic user, whereon mounting means (5, 6) for attaching the body frame (20) to the orthotic user are disposed, and a support device (3) for supporting an arm of the... Agent: Holland & Hart

20110046530 - Hand brace for immobilizing and adjustably positioning one or more digits: The invention relates to a hand brace for immobilizing and adjustably positioning one or more digits of the hand, and more specifically, to a brace having a flexible sheet member for application to a wrist and hand, at least one adjustable stabilizing member extending the length of the sheet member... Agent: Summa, Additon & Ashe, P.A.

20110046531 - Toe extroversion correction device: A toe extroversion correction device includes a support portion integrally formed and made of a soft material, a first toe sheath portion disposed on a lateral side of the support portion, a second toe sheath portion disposed on another lateral side of the support portion, and a protection pad portion... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20110046532 - composition including a silicone-based polymer and a method of treating skin disorders using the composition: A composition is formed by the step of feeding a molecule that has an active oxygen-forming species into a silicone based polymer. The silicone-based polymer is substantially free of pendant groups that are reactive with active oxygen species. Silicone-based polymers have proven scar-healing properties. As such, the composition is useful... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20110040222 - Orthopedic auxiliary aid comprising an introduceable functional element: The invention relates to an orthopedic auxiliary aid such as a bandage, orthesis, splint, support, compressive clothing and/or knitted item or similar for the therapy or support of corresponding body parts, comprising a functional element have additional therapeutic effects. Said orthopedic auxiliary aid is a compressive knitted part that comprises... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20110040223 - Cervical immobilization collar with arterial cooling elements: A kit and method for cooling the carotid arteries includes cervical immobilization collar includes a substantially annular support structure having an extended axial length, at least two cheek support structures having an extended vertical length, and an anterior opening that may be covered with a door. The door has a... Agent: Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP Suite 2300

20110040224 - Cervical immobilization collar with arterial cooling elements and method of using the same: A kit and method for cooling the carotid arteries includes cervical immobilization collar includes a substantially annular support structure having an extended axial length, a chin rest, at least two cheek support structures having an extended vertical length, and an anterior opening that may be covered with an anterior removable... Agent: Benesch Friedkander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

20110040225 - Calf enhancer for the lower extremity: An ingenious calf, shin and ankle rehabilitation and exerciser apparatus for engagement with the lower leg muscles and ankle comprising of a rigid sole plate member (12) having a sole plate protective pad 40 and affixed fastening sole straps (52) for securing foot to sole plate member (12), an attachable... Agent: Vincent B Gibbons

20110040226 - Cold ionizing radiation sterilization: A hydratable gel-forming polymer may be sterilized by chilling the polymer below ambient temperature and sterilizing the chilled polymer using ionizing radiation (e.g., E-Beam radiation). Doing so may reduce the degradation in physical properties caused by ionizing radiation sterilization of the polymer while at ambient temperature, and may preserve or... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20110040227 - Wrap apparatus and method of wrapping a body part with a wrap apparatus: A wrap apparatus and method of wrapping a body part with a wrap apparatus includes an elongated elastic fabric material having a first end, a second end and a middle portion located between the first end and second end. A loop is integral with the first end of the elongated... Agent: Hayes, Soloway P.C.

20110034841 - Reversible orthosis: Disclosed is an orthopedic orthosis configured to support and/or immobilize at least one limb of a patient, including a textile article with first and second faces, the faces being equally able to contact a limb or limbs of the patient, at least one fastening tab comprising an active face with... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP

20110034842 - Musculoskeletal support system: A removable air bladder, juxtaposed between support materials, expands or contracts within special voids of orthosis devices. An orthosis system comprise one or more removable air bladders placed on one support material or juxtaposed between two support materials, each of the air bladders being disposed to inflate and deflate by... Agent: Eric Guldalian Neurotron Medical, Inc.

20110034843 - Hinge brace assembly having a structural outer plate: A hinge assembly for an orthopedic brace includes, among other things, an outer plate adapted to fit over a lateral side of a hinge to protect mechanical components of the hinge. The outer plate includes an inner surface and an outer surface, and a connector housing formed below the outer... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Iprm - Floor 43

20110034844 - Cervical collar having height and circumferential adjustment: A cervical collar has a front component formed from a compressible foam material and defines a recess constituting part of a tracheal opening. The collar also has a height adjustment mechanism secured to the front component which forms a substantially rigid border about the tracheal opening, and a sternum pad... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20110034845 - Emergency stabilization of a fractured pelvis: A hip-girdling pelvic sling device for maintaining a desired amount of tension surrounding a person's hips and pelvis to securely support and stabilize a pelvis that has been fractured. Areas of mating types of fastener material such as mating hook-bearing fastener material and loop pile fastener material are arranged on... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel, LLP

20110034846 - Protective braces for joints and associated methods: A brace for use in supporting a joint of a body of a subject is configured to provide the joint with a normal range of motion or a substantially normal range of motion while preventing abnormal and/or pathologic motion that might damage the joint or a connective band (e.g., a... Agent: Durham, Jones & Pinegar -- Intellectual Property Law Group

20110034847 - Adhesive composition: The invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising hydrophilic silicone elastomers and hydrophobic silicone elastomers and optionally water absorbent material, wherein the ratio between the hydrophilic silicone elastomers and the hydrophobic silicone elastomers is from 95:5 to 5:95. The adhesive is suited for medical use due to its skin-friendliness. The... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20110034848 - Compression bandage for mammals, in particular for horses: The present invention relates to a compression bandage for mammals, in particular for horses, comprising a tubular bandage (1) made of an elastic textile material, which can be opened and closed along a longitudinal slit (2) by means of fastening elements. To design this type of bandage in such a... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20110034849 - Contoured eye patch: A disposable self-adhering covering for an eye of a human comprising an opaque, thin, flexible, air permeable fabric layer having an upper surface and a lower surface bonded to top side of a less flexible generally ovoid-shaped generally flat ring defining a central opening. The ring comprising a bottom side... Agent: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP Intellectual Property Group

20110028873 - Flexible joint wrap: A flexible joint wrap includes a heat exchange bladder, which provides fluid circulation and compression to a joint. The joint wrap includes upper and lower sections for attachment above and below a joint. The bladder has an opening at a center section which provides flexibility of the bladder. The heat... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20110028874 - Walking assist device: An actuator (91) is reduced in weight without impairing a walking assist function, and this reduces the inertial moment of a leg link (3). A drive crank arm (92) on the output shaft of the actuator (91) and a driven crank arm (93) fixed to a second link portion (7)... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20110028875 - Expansible device of medical use for specific compression of thorax, system comprising it and method for correcting a thoracic deformity in a patient: An expansible device of medical use for thorax specific compression including an applicable framework as a belt around a patient's thorax. The belt has a front arc and a back arc faced by concave inner sides and connected on both sides of the thorax by a hinge and by an... Agent: Egbert Law Offices

20110028876 - Foot abduction apparatus: An improved foot abduction apparatus allowing movement in a horizontal and vertical plane. The embodiments allow a user to more easily manipulate the apparatus in one or both planes through the use of strategically placed pivot points. The device utilizes at least one rigid member attached to coupling devices which... Agent: Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, P.L.C

20110028877 - Orthotic system for an ankle joint: The invention relates to an orthopedic brace system for bracing a joint with a dimensionally stable, flexible base body (10), which can be placed around the members adjoining the joint and has closure devices (2) by way of which the base body (10) can be fixed to the members adjoining... Agent: Holland & Hart

20110028878 - Non-woven fiber assemblies: In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a non-woven fiber assembly comprising one or more fibers wherein each fiber contains: a hydrophilic component; and an elastomeric component, and wherein the non-woven fiber assembly further comprises an adhesive component. In still another embodiment, the present invention relates to a non-woven... Agent: Joseph J. Crimaldi Roetzel & Andress

20110028879 - Aminoglycosides and pregelatinized aminoglycosides covalently conjugated to cotton: Described are cotton fibres, yarns and fabrics functionalized with aminoglycoside antibiotics and a gelatin, for the production of bandaging for skin wounds and lesions which, by allowing a lengthy period of protection from infection risk, require less frequent changing than traditional bandages, and enable a better and faster healing of... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20110028880 - Patch: Provided is a patch containing a drug, a metal salt, an adsorbent and a pressure-sensitive adhesive base, where the metal salt is a salt containing a substance capable of forming a drug salt by bonding to the drug or a component thereof, a content of the metal salt is the... Agent: The Nath Law Group