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US3970081:
Tennis elbow brace
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Applegate, Jr., Leslie T.; Cincinnati, OH
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| Assignee: |
Surgical Appliance Industries, Inc., Cincinnati, OH
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| Published / Filed: |
1976-07-20
/ 1974-01-28
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| Application Number: |
US1974000437207
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 13/10;
Core:
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IPC-7:
A61F 5/24;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F13/10T;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
128/095.1;
002/016;
002/910;
602/063;
Original:
128/095;
128/165;
273/029.R;
002/016;
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| Field of Search: |
128/095,96,99,100,101,106,80 C,78,80 R,165,327,80
273/291,189 R,189 A
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| Priority Number: |
| 1974-01-28 |
US1974000437207 |
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| Abstract: |
A support to be worn on the arm near the elbow joint for reducing pain in the elbow joint associated with the condition of tennis elbow. The support includes a tubular sleeve of one-way stretch fabric. An inelastic strap is stitched to the sleeve and encircles the arm. The strap passes through a metal loop and carries Velcro members for adjustably tensioning the strap and securing its end in place. A reversible pressure pad with one flat side and one dimpled side is located in a pocket in the sleeve disposed radially inwardly of the loop.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Wood, Herron & Evans ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Yasko, John D.;
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None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. Elbow brace means for alleviating the discomfort of tennis elbow comprising:
- a flexible elastic tubular sleeve for encircling the wearer's arm near the elbow, said tubular sleeve being of a size to be circumferentially stretched when disposed over the wearer's arm and having two edges;
- a resilient pad of geometric configuration mounted upon said sleeve, the maximum transverse dimension of said pad being substantially less than the circumference of and the length of said sleeve;
- a strap secured to the outside surface of said sleeve, said strap completely encircling said sleeve adjacent to, but spaced inwardly from, one of said edges;
- means for securing the free end of said strap in position about said sleeve, whereby said strap is in tension;
- said strap overlying said pad and being centered relative thereto, said strap being effective to exert an inwardly directed pressure upon said pad;
- said pad being effective to exert a concentrated pressure upon the wearer's arm extending over an area not greater than the maximum transverse dimension of said pad, and being effective, when worn below the wearer's elbow, to change the direction of pull on the common extensor or common flexor origins.
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