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Surgery: splint, brace, or bandage November recently filed with US Patent Office 11/11

20110288459 - Dynamically reactive spinal support system: A brace device for the spinal support of a wearer. The brace device comprises a plurality of component parts, with each component part being moveable relative to at least one other component part. Movement sensing means are provided, for monitoring the movement of the wearer and/or the movement of one... Agent:

20110288460 - Therapeutic joint support for animals: A breathable fabric sleeve provides varying elastic support to help heal strains, sprains and bruises to the ligaments and tendons of an animal's fetlock and pastern joints. Preferably the sleeve is made of a seamlessly woven elastic fabric. The sleeve is applied over the fetlock of the leg of a... Agent:

20110288461 - Orthopedic device providing access to wound site: Orthopedic device for treating neuropathic ulcers and other injuries while allowing easy access to the wound site on the plantar surface of a patient's foot includes a base portion and a sole that is either movably connected or removably connected to either the base or to a strut member. The... Agent:

20110288462 - Haemostatic wound care article: The subject matter of the invention is a wound care article exhibiting a quantity of super-absorbent polymers. The wound care article is characterized in that characterized in that it exhibits at least one agent which can restrict the bleeding or the tendency to bleed. In the process it can be... Agent:

20110288463 - Medical package including adhesive dressing: A package for protecting sterile items for medical use and including an adhesive wound dressing as a part of the package. The package may be constructed as a pair of interconnected sheets of flexible material that can be torn apart to open the package and release items contained within. A... Agent: The Seaberg Company, Inc.

20110282254 - Decorative cast cover: A cast cover includes a sleeve configured to be disposed over a cast; an aperture configured to receive the cast when pulling the sleeve over the cast; and a comfort band generally disposed about the aperture, wherein the comfort band is configured to be in physical communication with the skin... Agent:

20110282255 - Knee orthosis swing assist mechanism: A knee orthosis gait swing assist mechanism is provided having an adjustable portion and upper and lower fulcrum points, each of the upper and lower fulcrum points attaching opposing ends of an elastic band, the elastic band stretching over the adjustable portion.... Agent:

20110282256 - Orthopedic shoulder system and method: A system comprising a combination of orthopedic traction devices for limiting abduction of the arm and preventing impingement of the user's shoulder. The devices include a nighttime ipsilateral shoulder traction device with removable leg and wrist cuffs, an elastic connecting strap connecting the cuffs to apply impingement-reducing traction to the... Agent: Joint Smart LLC

20110282257 - Incurvated nail correction tool: To provide an incurvated nail correction tool for deformed nails that can be put on easily by a patient alone without causing pain, the incurvated nail correction tool 10 includes a central portion 12 made of an elastic wire material bent in a waveform, the waveform being formed, in its... Agent: Shunji Suzuki

20110282258 - Bandage pulling tool and use of same to prepare and wrap bandages: A bandage pulling tool has a thin elongate body and a hole extending transverse to a longitudinal axis of the thin elongate body proximate and end thereof. In use, a first end of a bandage is secured to the tool using the hole by passing a first end of the... Agent:

20110282259 - Methods of manufacture of a diffusion dressing: A method for manufacturing a diffusion dressing includes automated steps for pre-forming and precutting a first occlusive layer and precutting a permeable layer of material to a finished size, coating one side of the permeable layer with a permeable adhesive, placing precut sections of a cellular material layer onto the... Agent:

20110282260 - Polyurethane foam dressing having excellent adhesive properties and manufacturing method thereof: The present invention relates to a polyurethane foam dressing having excellent adhesive properties and a manufacturing method thereof, in which the polyurethane foam dressing has high capacities for absorption and retention of exudates so that it can be applied even to high-exudate wounds, and in which a hydrophilic adhesive is... Agent: Genewel Co., Ltd.

20110282261 - Compression bandage: A compression bandage shaped as an elongate rectangle is made of a textile fabric on which a hook strip is fastened along a narrow side of a small portion of a lateral face, or hook side. The fabric contains elastic filaments running in a longitudinal direction and, in a transverse... Agent:

20110275969 - Pre-cut strips of kinesiology tape: One example embodiment includes a pre-cut strip of kinesiology tape. The pre-cut strip of kinesiology tape includes a fabric. The fabric includes a weave of fibers, where the fibers include an elastic fiber covered by a covering material. The fabric also includes a first end and a second end, where... Agent: Lumos, Inc.

20110275970 - Elastic brace assembly and methods of use: Example embodiments of the brace assembly utilize an elastic cross strap attached to mounting facilities about a joint to provide progressive resistance to the extension, flexion or other movement of body parts about the joint. In some embodiments for a knee joint, the brace assembly provides a progressive resisting force... Agent:

20110275971 - Electrostatically charged biocidal media and applications therefor: There is provided a protective media and a method of manufacturing the same. Also provided is a wound dressing, clothing and liners incorporating the protective media and methods of manufacturing the same. In one aspect, the protective media includes a porous dielectric carrier, an active agent incorporated in the porous... Agent:

20110275972 - Interface layer wound dressing: The invention relates to a wound dressing and methods of preparation and use thereof for promoting healing of a wound bed. In particular, the wound dressing is advantageous for application to a debrided wound bed. The wound dressing comprises an open conduit polymeric foam matrix, and a hydrophilic polymer which... Agent: L.r.r.& D. Ltd.

20110270144 - Method of caregiver assisting a person in need of assisted mobility and belted apparatus with multiple handles: A stabilizing belt for use by a person in need of assisted mobility, the stabilizing belt comprising a pad, a belt to wrap around the pad and secure the pad to a wearer, and a pair of handles attached to the pad. The pad may be uniquely contoured to provide... Agent:

20110270143 - Stabilizing belt: A stabilizing belt for use by a pair of riders riding a vehicle in tandem to provide a means for the back rider to stabilize himself or herself during the ride, the stabilizing belt comprising a pad, a belt to wrap around the pad and secure the pad to a... Agent: Grip-n-ride, LLC

20110270145 - Hand-arm stabilizer for immobilizing a person's wrist while allowing that person to hold and operate a hand held device: Apparatus and method of immobilizing a person's wrist comprising a first elongated member having a first end coupled to a butt end and a second end and a second elongated member having a first end slidably or pivotally coupled to the second end of the first member and a second... Agent:

20110270146 - Orthotic: An orthotic for correcting a movement of a hip joint of a user includes a support frame, a cam, a leg fixer, a following element and a restoring element. The support frame is attached to the user. The cam is disposed to the support frame. The leg fixer is pivotally... Agent: Industrial Technology Research Institute