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7364557 |
Joint coupling for prosthetic brace
A compact joint coupling for a prosthetic brace can maintain a fixed state and can accommodate bending motion of the brace. A rotor having a recessed groove formed therein is rotatably mounted on a...
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7364556 |
Wrist brace having an adjustable thumb strap and method of using same
A wrist brace of the present invention for supporting a wrist of the wearer. The wrist brace includes a sheet of flexible material that overlies and supports a wearer's wrist. Defined in the sheet...
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7363926 |
Apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea
An apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea and/or snoring are provided. The apparatus includes an appliance sized and structured to be placed in the pharyngeal region of a human or animal....
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7361634 |
Pain-sensitive therapeutic wound dressings
The invention provides a wound dressing comprising a therapeutic agent and a matrix comprising polymers joined by cross-linkages which cross-linkages comprise oligopeptidic sequences which are...
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7361184 |
Device and method for wound therapy
A disposable wound-healing device is disclosed that incorporates a housing having a fluid-impermeable material having a cavity and a perimeter that can be sealed in an air-tight manner over a wound...
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7361154 |
Strap for treating medical ailments
A therapeutic pressure strap having an elongated flexible band. The band includes a first end and a second end, an interior surface, and an exterior surface. The interior surface of the band is...
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7357777 |
Spinal traction device and method
A spinal traction/decompression device suitable for home or clinical treatment of lumbar and cervical spine pathology. The traction apparatus has a substantially flat upper body support that is...
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7354446 |
Device for laceration or incision closure
Disclosed is a two-component device for closing a laceration or incision. The device includes a first component comprising a first adhesive-backed anchoring member and one or more first connecting...
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7354414 |
Vertical traction assembly and method
A vertical traction assembly for using gravity to stretch a person's spine comprises a frame structure and a torso harness combination coupled to depend from the frame structure. The harness...
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7354413 |
Device for treating foot drop
A foot support system includes a base to receive a sole of a foot, a cuff adapted to attach to a first portion of a leg near a knee of the leg, and a strap extending between the base and the cuff....
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7354412 |
Orthopedic arm and shoulder brace
The present invention relates to a portable device for providing continuous passive motion of a limb comprising a brace for supporting said limb. A programmable motor, mechanically connected to the...
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7354411 |
Garment detection method and system for delivering compression treatment
A compression treatment system is provided that detects the number of and type of garments connected thereto. The system includes a plurality of ports, valves connected thereto and a number of...
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7354410 |
Compression treatment system
A compression treatment system is provided that includes a first bladder supported about a limb. A second bladder is supported about the limb. The bladders are in fluid communication with a fluid...
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7354385 |
Distally/proximally-weighted joint sleeve
Various systems, methods, devices, etc. for simulating obesity and enhancing caloric expenditure in daily activities are provided. One embodiment is a device for wearing over a body joint to...
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7351264 |
Liner for prosthesis
A liner for use with a prosthesis comprises an inner layer, a cushion layer, an outer layer, and a bead defining the upper edge of the liner. The bead can be disposed between the inner and outer...
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7351217 |
Thermal compressive aerating bandage and methods of use relating to same
A lightweight, flexible, aerating, compressive, thermal bandage. Perforations allow the treatment area to aerate. Thermal capacity of the invention allows for hot or cold treatment in a manner that...
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7351216 |
Method and apparatus for minimizing bed sores and lower back pain in spinal injury patients
Apparatus for suspending the calf and foot of a patient recumbent on a bed to relieve pressure on the thigh of the patient includes a leg lift unit in the form of a rigid, trough-like posterior...
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7347845 |
Disposable absorbent article having tension indicators
A disposable absorbent article having a front part, a rear part, a crotch part extending between the front and rear part, and fasteners for fastening the side portions of the front and rear parts...
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7347834 |
Traction apparatus for the cervical vertebrae
A traction apparatus for cervical vertebrae for elongating the cervical vertebrae with the cervical vertebrae being stooped in response to the manipulation of a user. Force is only concentrated to...
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7344512 |
Protector and blood pump system
A protector effectively suppresses infections. The protector protects a tube entry part, where a tube passes through the skin of a living body, from infections, and includes a sticking part that is...
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7344511 |
Adjustable 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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7343916 |
Pulmonary therapy apparatus
A pulmonary therapy system includes a chest binding apparel apparatus including a plurality of air bladders. The chest binding apparel apparatus is configured to be supported proximate the chest of...
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7337007 |
Surface neuroprosthetic device having a locating system
A surface neuroprosthetic device for functional electrical stimulation (FES) having a locating system for locating the device on to a limb segment of a user, and a method therefor, the device...
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7335612 |
Mesh cotton with separating net and method for its manufacturing
Disclosed are a mesh cotton with a separating net on a surface thereof and a method of manufacturing the same. The mesh cotton ( 10 ) is manufactured by layering a plurality of cotton sheets ( 13 )...
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7335376 |
Method for photodynamic therapy and applicator for carrying out said therapy
The present invention relates to medicine, more concretely to photodynamic therapy, and may be used in oncology and dermatology. A method is proposed for photodynamic therapy of pathological...
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7335178 |
Protective device against frictional irritation due to wearing thong-type sandals and other footwear
A device is provided which gives protection from frictional injury to the web space between toes due to the wearing of thong-type sandals or other similar footwear. The device is comprised of a...
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7335177 |
Ankle-foot orthosis
An ankle-foot orthosis for aiding or enhancing a user's foot and ankle movement, wherein the orthosis comprises at least one strut member, a calf shell, a foot shell, and a plurality of segments....
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7332641 |
Interlaced compositions and methods of production
Disclosed are methods for producing an interlaced device or composition which includes at least a first and a second interlaced element. Each interlaced element includes a mated first and second...
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7331349 |
Method and device for the prevention of snoring and sleep apnea
Snoring and sleep apnea are prevented by advancing the mandible of an individual during sleep. Instead of using an intra-oral device that has the potential to cause movement of the teeth, an...
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7329792 |
Method and apparatus for hemostasis
Devices and methods are disclosed for achieving hemostasis in patients who have received skin-penetrating wounds to the periphery, including the head, arms, and legs. Such haemostatic packing...
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7329448 |
Adhesive pads for footwear
An adhesive pad kit for footwear has at least two pairs of thin adhesive backed pads in which the pads in one pair have one predetermined shape wherein the length is at least twice as long as the...
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7329232 |
Limb encircling therapeutic compression device
A therapeutic compression garment made of flexible, foldable, light weight Velcro-type loop fabric having a central region for wrapping partially around a body part and a plurality of bands...
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7329231 |
Dome-shaped back brace
A brace for supporting both the abdomen and lower back of the user. The brace includes a preformed abdominal support member and a preformed lumbar support member having an ideal lumbar shape with a...
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7329230 |
Freely jointed arrangement for protecting the back against bumps
An arrangement for protecting the back against bumps, comprising a shield and a plurality of plates, which are linked with each other and fastened on to the shield. Each plate overlaps by an extent...
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7329229 |
Orthopedic splints
An orthopedic wrist splint with an initially generally planar malleable metal core covered by a layer of synthetic foam padding material on each of its opposite sides and protected by an outer...
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7328698 |
Intraoral apparatus for enhancing airway patency
An apparatus for selectively positioning intraoral anatomic features of a human patient to enhance upper airway stability for use alone or in combination with positive airway pressure as...
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7323614 |
Dressing and antiseptic agent containing silver
The invention relates to a dressing or bandage comprising a dispersion of at least one transition metal in an imogolite or allophane matrix. In particular, it is intended for the manufacture of...
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7322952 |
Support apparel such as back support and system
An improved support belt, support apparel, along with a process for creating such products. A mechanism by which support belts provide protection to the user is disclosed, which mechanism is...
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7322951 |
Orthosis for correcting the position of a body joint
An orthosis for correcting the position of a body joint, the orthosis extending over the two members connected by the body joint and being provided with two arms forming the orthosis, the arms each...
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7322950 |
Process for manufacture of laminate shells
An orthosis may be made by providing a laminate material having a flexible foam material and a substantially rigid plastic sheet material sandwiched between a pair of soft flexible sheet materials....
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7320672 |
Articulated joint for a knee brace with adjustable angular extension
An articulated joint ( 10 ) for a knee brace with controllable angular movement comprises a plate ( 11 ) equipped with at least one pair of hinged couplings for respective uprights ( 12, 13 )...
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7320671 |
Modular cervical support and redefinition structure
A cervical support and redefinition structure which includes (a) an elongate collar that is removeably wrapable about a user's neck, with this collar having a central cervical region which is...
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7320670 |
Brace and strap system
A brace and strap system including a brace having a posterior support having a substantially rigid posterior splint, an anterior support having a substantially rigid anterior splint. A strap system...
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7320669 |
Biofidelic shoulder brace
A shoulder brace comprising an anterior shoulder support member, a posterior support member, a strap attachment member, three primary straps, three secondary straps, and a pneumatic pad. The...
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7318812 |
Wrist brace having continuous loop straps and method of using the same
A reversible wrist brace includes a sheet of flexible material that overlies and supports a wearer's wrist, wherein the sheet of material includes opposing surfaces each having one or more portions...
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7317134 |
Medical adhesive dressing
Medical adhesive dressings are disclosed having handle members adhered to polymeric film layers by a layer of adhesive which adheres firmly to the polymeric film layer, but does not adhere to skin...
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7316705 |
Adhesive including medicament and device and method for applying same
The present invention provides a device and method for safely applying cyanoacrylate or other adhesives to skin lacerations.
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7316660 |
Spinal brace having laminate shells
A spinal orthosis for treating a spine, including an anterior support and a posterior support, each support made of a laminate having a flexible foam material and a substantially rigid plastic...
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7316034 |
Aesthetician's absorbent finger cover
An absorbent protective finger cover to be worn by aestheticians to protect the surface of their skin while performing facial extractions. The finger cover comprises an inner sheath of protective...
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7314459 |
Digit-supporting therapeutic device for the hand
A therapeutic hand device comprising a wrist-support section and a separate fingers-support section. The fingers-support section receives the index-finger and the middle finger, and is removably...
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