Limb brace or immobilizer
US5063917A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F5/0125
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A limb brace or immobilizer having at least two relatively rigid support arms extending medially and laterally along opposite sides of a wearer's limb, each support arm having a limb-contacting plate of arcuate cross-sectional configuration and a traction plate connected to or formed integrally with the limb-contacting plate. Each traction plate has a pair of wing portions extending anteriorly and posteriorly in relation to the limb-support arm and spaced outwardly from the limb-contacting plate, with the span of the wing portions being substantially less than the anterior-posterior dimensions of the associated limb-contacting plate. Attachment straps are adjustably secured to the wing portions and join corresponding wing portions of the traction plates on opposite sides of a wearer's limb to secure the assembly in limb-bracing or limb-immobilizing condition.
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