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Knee-joint bandage made of elastic material and with application aid

US8911389B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BAUERFEIND AG · DE

Inventors

Holger Reinhardt · Kempen, DE
Uwe Berendt · Bad Iburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 21, 2010
Grant date	Dec 16, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 16, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2005/0179
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A knee joint bandage (1) is made of elastic material and has a pad assigned to the knee cap. The bandage is provided, on at least one side of the pad, with a flexible stabilizing rod (8,9) that extends along the length of the bandage. The stabilizing rod (8,9) is provided with a grip part and is embedded in a pocket arranged on the bandage (1) and which is firmly connected to the material of the bandage (1) at edge zones (10, 11) and at the end of the bandage arranged above the knee cap.

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