Stay for orthopedic appliance for the knee
US4886053A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 1988 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/0585
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved stay for an orthopedic appliance for the knee which is "self-conforming" to the leg and which provides protection against damage to the peroneal nerve, such stay including a generally planar first section and a bifurcated second section whose legs are disposed on opposite sides of a portion of the peroneal nerve below the fibular head.
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