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7404804 Finger orthosis  
The same orthosis can be used to sequentially move joints of different fingers of a hand. A hand cuff of the orthosis is mounted on the hand. Mechanisms operable to move the joints are connected to...
7404216 Female jockstrap system  
A female jockstrap has a covering and a support. The support includes a waistband with two front and two rear bands coupled to the covering. A protector has a generally trapezoidal upper extent and...
7402721 Wound dressing  
A wound dressing includes an absorbent core having opposed proximal and distal surfaces including central and border portions, and a discrete skin adherent, elastomeric gel facing layer having a...
7402149 Hand brace  
The present invention is a finger and hand brace having a longitudinally elongated body adapted to be applied lengthwise to the wrist and finger region of the hand. The brace body has multiple...
7402148 Orthotic protective device  
An orthotic protective device collectively including a base unit connected to a metacarpal unit by a hinge system designed to protect and prevent hyperextension and hyperflexion movements of the...
7402147 Body limb movement limiter  
A body limb movement limiter restrains the movement of a person's arm so as to protect the person's shoulder or restrains the movement of a person's lower leg with respect to the upper leg so as to...
7401413 Disposable wound measuring device  
A disposable wound measuring device for making simultaneous three-dimensional (length, width and depth) measurements of a wound or ulcer to facilitate wound care assessment and healing that...
7399899 Attachment of electronic tags to surgical sponges and implements  
Externally detectable electronic article surveillance markers are attached to surgical implements, such as sponges and surgical instruments, appointed for use in a surgical wound. The attachment...
7399288 Adjustable neck brace  
An adjustable neck brace worn at a human neck for fixing a cervical vertebra includes a cover panel and an adjusting device fixed onto a surface of the cover panel, and the adjusting device...
7396976 Easy-to-peel securely attaching bandage  
A bandage remains securely attached to the skin of a wearer during extended exposure to arid, humid or wet conditions. The bandage is readily removed from the attached condition upon application of...
7396975 Wound dressing and method for manufacturing the same  
A wound dressing defining skin facing areas having different degrees of skin adherence. The dressing comprises a backing layer defining a center portion and a border portion surrounding the center...
7396338 Orthopaedic device for correcting abnormal positions of the toes  
The invention concerns an orthopaedic device for the correction of incorrectly positioned toes, having a fastening provision ( 8 a ) in the region of the big toe, a fastening provision ( 8 b ) in...
7396337 Powered orthotic device  
A powered orthotic device, worn about a patient's elbow or other joint, senses relatively low level signals in the vicinity of the joint generated by a patient having spinal cord or other nerve...
7395554 Mask for eyes  
A mask for eyes is disclosed to include a mask body, a support member formed of an elastic material and fixedly fastened to the mask body at the back, the support member having a thin flap...
7393336 Band with hidden pocket  
A band adapted to be worn on a limb of a person or animal includes a fabric member and an elastic member attached to the fabric member. A first half of a fastening system is attached to an inner...
7393335 Metabolically efficient leg brace  
Embodiments of the invention relate to walking/running braces and to devices for enhancing locomotion, specifically human bipedal locomotion. More particularly, it relates to a controlled...
7393334 Method and application of a self adhesive splint  
The device is a thin, self-adhesive non-stretch splint, having the capability to flex. This device is intended for the treatment of repetitive stress injuries such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with...
7390935 Hydrogel vapor dispenser  
The present invention includes a patch. The patch includes a main body with a base portion and a vapor emitting portion. The base portion includes a hydrogel comprising a first surface and an...
7390499 Microbial cellulose wound dressing for treating chronic wounds  
The invention relates to a wound dressing comprising a microbial-derived cellulose for treatment of specific types of chronic wounds, including pressure sores, venous and diabetic ulcers. The wound...
7385101 Antibiotic textile materials suitable for wound dressings and wound dressings incorporating the same  
A hydrophilic textile matrix having antibiotic activity is provided. The textile matrix is a non-woven material including a blend (i.e., mixture) of metallic silver-coated fibers and a...
7384406 Orthopaedic brace having a range of motion hinge with an adjustable-length strut  
An orthopaedic brace includes a strut length adjustment assembly to change the operable length of the strut for sizing the brace on a patient without the need for special tools or cutting of the...
7383089 Bunion treating device  
A pulse generating apparatus has two like output channels that apply generated pulse signals of selected characteristics to two electrodes attached to a strap, each electrode receiving a different...
7381860 Wound dressing and method for manufacturing the same  
A method for producing a wound dressing wherein a curable silicone mixture is extruded onto a generally planar molding surface. The silicone mixture defines a first surface adjacent the planar...
7381859 Removable wound closure  
A system and method for the temporary closure of a wound, especially an abdominal wound, to facilitate re-entry, final closure, and long term healing of the wound. An abdominal wound dressing and...
7371222 Cervical support system  
A cervical support system for restricting head and neck movement of a patient recovering from an injury to or surgery on the spine. The support system includes a supporting member for mounting onto...
7371221 Cervical brace and therapy device  
A cervical brace and therapy device for use to rehabilitate an injured neck of a person is described having a base support structure shaped to fit about the neck and rest on the shoulders of the...
7367958 Method of using powered orthotic device  
A method of providing rehabilitation movement training for a person suffering from nerve damage, stroke, spinal cord injury, neurological trauma or neuromuscular disorder in attempting to move a...
7364561 Ankle brace with removable plate  
An ankle brace with a removable plate comprising a stirrup having a bottom portion and an inner and outer upright leg depending upward therefrom. An inner pivot leg is pivotally attached to an...
7364560 Ambulatory hip fixation-traction splint frame  
An ambulatory hip fixation-traction splint frame includes a supporting frame having an upper end arranged for positioning below an armpit of a treated patient and a lower end arranged for...
7364559 Co-dynamic adjustable orthotic appliance for carpal tunnel syndrome  
The present invention provides an orthotic appliance for the carpus of a human hand for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome using co-dynamic, rather than traditional static or dynamic,...
7364558 Back support panel with convex surfaces for muscle support  
A back brace for supporting a lower back region of a wearer that includes a strapping system that supports a lumbar support panel at the lower back region of the wearer. The lumbar support panel...
7364557 Joint coupling for prosthetic brace  
A compact joint coupling for a prosthetic brace can maintain a fixed state and can accommodate bending motion of the brace. A rotor having a recessed groove formed therein is rotatably mounted on a...
7364556 Wrist brace having an adjustable thumb strap and method of using same  
A wrist brace of the present invention for supporting a wrist of the wearer. The wrist brace includes a sheet of flexible material that overlies and supports a wearer's wrist. Defined in the sheet...
7363926 Apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea  
An apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea and/or snoring are provided. The apparatus includes an appliance sized and structured to be placed in the pharyngeal region of a human or animal....
7361634 Pain-sensitive therapeutic wound dressings  
The invention provides a wound dressing comprising a therapeutic agent and a matrix comprising polymers joined by cross-linkages which cross-linkages comprise oligopeptidic sequences which are...
7361184 Device and method for wound therapy  
A disposable wound-healing device is disclosed that incorporates a housing having a fluid-impermeable material having a cavity and a perimeter that can be sealed in an air-tight manner over a wound...
7361154 Strap for treating medical ailments  
A therapeutic pressure strap having an elongated flexible band. The band includes a first end and a second end, an interior surface, and an exterior surface. The interior surface of the band is...
7357777 Spinal traction device and method  
A spinal traction/decompression device suitable for home or clinical treatment of lumbar and cervical spine pathology. The traction apparatus has a substantially flat upper body support that is...
7354446 Device for laceration or incision closure  
Disclosed is a two-component device for closing a laceration or incision. The device includes a first component comprising a first adhesive-backed anchoring member and one or more first connecting...
7354414 Vertical traction assembly and method  
A vertical traction assembly for using gravity to stretch a person's spine comprises a frame structure and a torso harness combination coupled to depend from the frame structure. The harness...
7354413 Device for treating foot drop  
A foot support system includes a base to receive a sole of a foot, a cuff adapted to attach to a first portion of a leg near a knee of the leg, and a strap extending between the base and the cuff....
7354412 Orthopedic arm and shoulder brace  
The present invention relates to a portable device for providing continuous passive motion of a limb comprising a brace for supporting said limb. A programmable motor, mechanically connected to the...
7354411 Garment detection method and system for delivering compression treatment  
A compression treatment system is provided that detects the number of and type of garments connected thereto. The system includes a plurality of ports, valves connected thereto and a number of...
7354410 Compression treatment system  
A compression treatment system is provided that includes a first bladder supported about a limb. A second bladder is supported about the limb. The bladders are in fluid communication with a fluid...
7354385 Distally/proximally-weighted joint sleeve  
Various systems, methods, devices, etc. for simulating obesity and enhancing caloric expenditure in daily activities are provided. One embodiment is a device for wearing over a body joint to...
7351264 Liner for prosthesis  
A liner for use with a prosthesis comprises an inner layer, a cushion layer, an outer layer, and a bead defining the upper edge of the liner. The bead can be disposed between the inner and outer...
7351217 Thermal compressive aerating bandage and methods of use relating to same  
A lightweight, flexible, aerating, compressive, thermal bandage. Perforations allow the treatment area to aerate. Thermal capacity of the invention allows for hot or cold treatment in a manner that...
7351216 Method and apparatus for minimizing bed sores and lower back pain in spinal injury patients  
Apparatus for suspending the calf and foot of a patient recumbent on a bed to relieve pressure on the thigh of the patient includes a leg lift unit in the form of a rigid, trough-like posterior...
7347845 Disposable absorbent article having tension indicators  
A disposable absorbent article having a front part, a rear part, a crotch part extending between the front and rear part, and fasteners for fastening the side portions of the front and rear parts...
7347834 Traction apparatus for the cervical vertebrae  
A traction apparatus for cervical vertebrae for elongating the cervical vertebrae with the cervical vertebrae being stooped in response to the manipulation of a user. Force is only concentrated to...