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Limb protection device

US9427347B2 · kind B2 · utility

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41References

15Claims

0Family size

Assignee

HOSSO, Inc. · US

Inventors

Daniel Scott Pflaster · Carlsbad, US
Joseph J. Crisco · Barrington, US
Russell D. Fiore · Lincoln, US
Wendy Drumm · Providence, US
Richard L. Miller · Dix Hills, US
Carl A. Kirker-Head · Sturbridge, US
Kristin Jugenheimer Size · Waltham, US
Gregory Scott Torrisi · Midlothian, US
Peter Swai · Weymouth, US
Jennifer Linnane · Melrose, US
Christopher John Morse · Malden, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 13, 2013
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 13, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

A joint-supporting device comprises tensile members extending from a proximal cuff secured to the limb above the joint to a distal cuff secured to the limb below the joint, supplementing the tensile characteristics of the joint's tendons, ligaments, and other structure. The device may also comprise structure for limiting the range of motion and angular velocity of the joint.

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