Multifunctional orthosis device and method of use

US10555827B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• FastForm Research Ltd. · IE

Inventors

• David Sheehan · Mission Viejo, US
• David Auerbach · Calabasas, US
• Brian P. Casey · Tramore, IE
• Brian J. Murphy · Morton, US
• Maureen Laverty · Metuchen, US
• Trevor Kent · Waterford, IE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 10, 2015
• Grant date: Feb 11, 2020
• Expiry date: Jul 16, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F5/30
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An orthosis device having a substantially rigid thermo-formable substrate having a substrate profile defined by a substrate top edge, an opposite substrate bottom edge, and opposite substrate side edges interconnecting the substrate top and bottom edges, the substrate profile being substantially symmetrical about a centerline thereof, whereby the device becomes moldable when activated by a forming temperature above ambient, and the symmetry of the substrate enables the device to be used in both left hand and right hand applications.