A61F 5/028
Braces for providing support to the lower back
Official title: {Braces for providing support to the lower back, e.g. lumbo sacral supports}
A61F5/028 (Braces for providing support to the lower back) appears on 641 US grants and 665 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61F- Granted patents
- 641
- Published applications
- 665
- Assignees
- 281
- Inventors
- 1,139
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2004 | 7 | 15 |
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| 2006 | 10 | 13 |
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| 2014 | 17 | 48 |
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| 2019 | 33 | 48 |
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| 2021 | 29 | 42 |
| 2022 | 36 | 33 |
| 2023 | 21 | 33 |
| 2024 | 31 | 33 |
| 2025 | 35 | 29 |
| 2026 | 17 | 31 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Wearable assistance devices and methods of operation1 Sep 2026US 12,721,744 B2Vanderbilt University
- Customized orthosis with interwoven integrated components18 Aug 2026US 12,708,541 B2Aspen Medical Products, LLC
- Hip flexion contracture therapeutic medical device16 Jun 2026US 12,653,710 B2
- Back brace with height adjustable rigid panel2 Jun 2026US 12,642,681 B1Aspen Medical Products, LLC
- Dynamic hip orthosis device26 May 2026US 12,636,176 B2Icarus Medical, LLC
- Spinal alignment component8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306288 A1
- Abdominal support belt and back support member24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283832 A1Shenzhen Lute Jiacheng Supply Chain Management Co., Ltd.
- Mobile Tensioning Orthosis17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272693 A1
- Bandage or orthosis with abdominal support function27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248632 A1
- Wearable assistance device with automatic clutch mechanism and method of use20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240675 A1Vanderbilt University
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