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US4796611:
Fracture brace
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Wardlaw, Douglas; Netherly, Stonehaven, United Kingdom
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1989-01-10
/ 1987-07-29
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| Application Number: |
US1987000079091
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61F 5/04;
A61F 5/058;
IPC-7:
A61F 5/04;
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| ECLA Code: |
A61F5/058H4;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
602/012;
002/016;
002/910;
Original:
128/087.R;
128/077;
128/088;
002/016;
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| Field of Search: |
128/077,87 R,90,88
002/016,22
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| Abstract: |
An orthopaedic brace for use in the treatment of fractures of a lower part of a limb such as the wrist or ankle is described. The brace comprises of two preformed portions, a first portion has two areas of high loading arranged distally and proximally on the portion and a second portion has one area of high loading at or near its center whereby the portions when fitted around a limb and fracture provide three point loading of the limb applied in two planes thereby maintaining the position of the fracture throughout the treatment period. In a preferred form the brace is used to treat Colles' fractures whereby the first portion fits on the dorsal/radial part of the arm and the second portion fits on the anterior/ulnar part of the arm, the two portions being held in place by means of straps attached to the first portion.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Jacobs & Jacobs ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Wiecking, David A.; Cohen, Moshe I.
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| Designated Country: |
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. An orthopaedic brace suitable for the treatment of fractures of a lower part of a limb which brace comprises two preformed portions of substantially equal length, one of said portions being larger than the other, said portions together extending substantially around the circumference of the limb, the first one of said portions having two areas of high loading arranged distally and proximally on the portion and the second one of said portions having an area of high loading at or near its centre, said areas of high loading being provided by raised areas on the inside surfaces of said first and second portions, whereby the portions when fitted around the limb and fracture provide three point loading of the limb.
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