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7524296 |
Secure fit orthopedic brace having a vacuum chamber and associated methods
The vacuum orthopedic brace and method include the use of an inner sleeve or liner, and at least one rigid member. The rigid member includes a fabric liner or other porous material to act as a...
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7524295 |
Convertible ankle brace
An ankle brace may be convertible so it can be used at various stages of treatment, from functioning as a splint when the ankle is first injured, to functioning as a pivoting, relatively...
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7521586 |
Packaging for adhesive-sided articles to allow one-handed application
A packaged article including an adhesive-sided article, such as an adhesive bandage, and packaging formed of top and bottom backing sheets with a release layer disposed either directly on the...
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7520281 |
Fixed therapeutic oral appliance
An oral appliance having upper and lower channel elements attached, respectively, to upper and lower bite blocks. The two channel elements are oriented at a right angle with respect to each other....
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7518031 |
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...
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7518030 |
Tissue treatment device for an extremity
A tissue treatment device suitable for use on an extremity or a portion of an extremity, such as a hand or foot, includes a cover formed as a bag, sac, or pouch, and a flexible, absorbent support...
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7517331 |
Elastic knee-joint bandage
Knee-joint bandage of elastic textile material, the knee-joint bandage being provided with a specially shaped insert surrounding the kneecap in a cutout. The specially shaped insert being covered...
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7517330 |
Ambulating knee joint
A hinge or joint assembly is provided that includes first and second members, a pivot rotatably connecting the first and second members and allowing movement between extension and flexion...
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7517329 |
Multi-functional joint brace
A multi-functional brace for a joint includes a releasable locking mechanism that allows the brace to be set for static stretch of the joint in either flexion or extension, and a range of motion...
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7513881 |
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...
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7513880 |
Ankle-foot orthosis having an orthotic footplate
An ankle-foot orthosis including a footplate having a line of progression that extends from a heel portion to a middle portion to a toe portion of the footplate, and a leg support connected to the...
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7511185 |
Bandage for wound or incision closure
Disclosed is a bandage for closing a wound or incision, and methods for the use of same. The bandage comprises a first flat flexible component having adhesive on a lower surface and one or more...
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7510539 |
Health equipment
Health equipment for dragging the lumber with the trunk of the human body securely supported is provided. The trunk support 2 is bendable only inwardly, and holds and supports the trunk of the...
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7510538 |
Shoe with energy storage and delivery device
According to the invention, a shoe having at least one base spring element, which is arranged between appendages at a heel zone of the shoe and at a shaft zone taking support at the front edge of...
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7507870 |
Wound dressing
A wound dressing including a backing layer, an adhesive layer and an absorbent layer between the backing layer and the adhesive layer, in which the adhesive layer secures the absorbent layer to the...
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7507216 |
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...
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7507215 |
Orthotic brace
An articulated assembly for replacing or supporting a joint between two limbs of an animal. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to an orthotic knee brace for supporting a human knee....
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7507214 |
Lumbar selective stabilization support/brace
A lumber support device and a selective stabilization support device for use in conjunction with a method of determining and treating mechanical lower back pain such as the McKenzie Approach. The...
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7506760 |
Packaging and dispensers for adhesive backed elements
An element dispensing package suitable for dispensing adhesive strips or bandages. Each element is contained within an envelope formed by opposed upper and lower sheets. The lower sheet has a...
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7506651 |
Reusable customizable breathing apparatus mouthpiece with bitewings
A customizable and reusable mouthpiece for diving use having a passageway-forming front member extending from a proximal in-mouth end to a distal outside end and a U-shaped formable back member is...
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7504549 |
Chest wound seal for preventing pneumothorax and including means for relieving a tension pheumothorax
A flexible sheet having an adhesive layer carried on a bottom side. A collection chamber formed in the adhesive layer by the exclusion of adhesive from a central area of the sheet for receiving...
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7500957 |
Muscle powered dynamic knee brace
A dynamic knee brace that can be used to apply a bending force across the knee. Two brace arms are connected together by a central joint that allows the knee to pivot. A joint in each brace arm...
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7500484 |
Magnetic force devices, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduit
Devices, systems and methods employ magnetic force to resist tissue collapse in targeted pharyngeal structures and individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit during sleep.
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7498477 |
Hemostatic device
A hemostatic device includes a flexible band adapted to be wrapped around a patient's limb at a site on the limb where bleeding is to be stopped, a portion for securing the band in a wrapped state...
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7497839 |
Ankle support
An ankle brace utilizes first and second strap segments. The strap segments are positioned proximate the bottom portion of the brace and extends up and across the front portion of the brace before...
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7497838 |
Method for aerating a cast
A method and apparatus for aerating a fracture sight that employs a membrane or covering that wraps and seals the outside of a breathable, orthopedic cast and typically includes an array of spaced...
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7495146 |
Wound dressing
A wound dressing or bandage that provides a galvanic current for extended periods of time before having to change the dressing or bandage is addressed in the present invention. The present...
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7491186 |
Wrist and elbow brace
The invention relates to an orthosis ( 100 ) and method for the treatment of wrist and elbow illnesses. The orthosis ( 100 ) includes a first cuff ( 101 ) adapted to be secured to a hand of a user....
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7490620 |
Fluid conduit connector apparatus
A fluid conduit connector apparatus that the approximates pneumatic characteristics of a removed pneumatic system component when a fluid conduit is removed from a pneumatic system. The fluid...
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7490602 |
Stomach belt for weight loss
An apparatus and method for treating obesity comprising an inflatable balloon attached to an inner portion of a belt. The belt is wrapped around an individual's abdomen in the vicinity of the...
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7488300 |
Bicentric hinge for use in a brace
Bicentric hinges for use in braces and methods for operating knee braces and other types of braces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a hinge includes a plate, first and second members...
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7485111 |
Medicated sleeve
Embodiments of the invention provide a stretchable sleeve having a medicinal section that can be loaded with a medicinal composition and a perforated section comprising a plurality of openings,...
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7485103 |
Rotational hinge assembly for a knee brace having an osteoarthritis treatment function
A hinge assembly for a knee brace includes a screw seat, a screw seat gear, an adjustment screw, a condyle engagement member, and an adjustment actuator gear. The screw seat has a bore with an...
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7482504 |
Dressing for treatment of short wounds located in high tension areas
A dressing and method for treating high-tension wounds. First and second layers of a 1-butyl cyanoacrylate 16 adhesive are applied to a short, high-tension wound, with the first and second layers...
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7482503 |
Wound dressing and method for controlling severe, life-threatening bleeding
This invention is directed to advanced hemorrhage control wound dressings, and methods of using a producing same. The subject wound dressing is constructed from a non-mammalian material for control...
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7481786 |
Device for administering cold therapy to ankles
A device for administering cold therapy to a human ankle, and a method for administering cold therapy to a human ankle using the device. In accordance with the invention, two opposing flexible...
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7481785 |
Articulated joint for knee brace
An articulated joint ( 11 ) for a knee brace to control femoral-patellar instability comprises a central support bracket ( 10 ) designated to be fixed to the patella area in order to carry out...
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7481224 |
Magnetic force device, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduit
Devices, systems and methods employ magnetic force to resist tissue collapse in targeted pharyngeal structures and individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit during sleep.
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7479577 |
Friction reducing devices
Devices for reduction of damage from friction and for prevention and treatment of skin breakdown by relief of friction and shear forces. A friction reducing device may include a pair of thin...
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7479122 |
Frame for an orthopedic brace including offset hinges
A frame is provided for an orthopedic brace having a frame assembly and an opposing frame assembly. The frame assembly includes a first longitudinal support and a second longitudinal support...
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7479121 |
Orthotic apparatus and method for using same
An inflatable bladder position a distance from a joint is attached to an external structural support which crosses the joint but does not support it. By inflating the bladder one limb segment is...
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7476208 |
Method of fabricating an ankle brace
An ankle support that is adapted to securely hold the lower leg, ankle and foot of a wearer so as to provide reparative support thereof and an associated method of fabrication thereof. The ankle...
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7476207 |
Configurable apparatus and method for treating carpal tunnel syndrome
The apparatus of the present invention stretches the carpal ligament and the flexor retinaculum, as well as the superficial structures and muscles of the hand, in a safe manner under precise...
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7473816 |
Multilayer moisture management fabric
A multilayer breathable moisture management and compressive device, having a laminate material that includes a thin, hydrophillic polyurethane foam coated on both surfaces with an adhesive. A...
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7473236 |
Variably adjustable bi-directional derotation bracing system
A lightweight orthopedic brace having no rigid structural elements is constructed from flexible material and is designed primarily to provide for restriction of rotational movement and translation...
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7473235 |
Lightweight modular adjustable prophylactic hip orthosis
The present invention provides a universally applicable orthosis such as a hip orthosis and includes a semi-rigid hip engaging unit that can be easily bent for attachment to a user's waist. A...
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7473234 |
Brace with worm gear
A patient care system for positioning on a limb of a patient for assisting in flexion or extension of a joint. The system has a threaded shaft which engages a toothed gear. The threaded shaft is...
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7470830 |
Method for producing a wound dressing
A method of the invention is provided for making a wound dressing including an absorbent core having proximal and distal surfaces, and a liquid impervious, vapor permeable backing layer extending...
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7470244 |
Flexion-discouraging splint system, method and device
Disclosed is a wrist-wearable electronic interface movably mounted on an arm-attachment mechanism. Interface moves from under-sleeve wrist-adjacent position to palm-adjacent position where it can...
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7470243 |
Progressive flexible tabs on orthotic devices
The orthotic device for the restraint of a portion of the human body has flexible tabs at the edges of its principal panel. The flexible tabs are substantially rectangular in outline to maximize...
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