US 11,432,955 B2Granted

Systems and methods for orthopedic supports

AssigneeTherapeutic Envisions, Inc.

InventorCharles Edward Hodges, IV

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Abstract

A garment for providing orthopedic support or therapy to a human body may include a tubular flexible element and a tension strap. The tubular flexible element may be disposed around at least some portion of a human body and include flexible and a touch fastener portions. The flexible portion may be at an exterior of the tubular flexible element and cover a first portion of the body. The touch fastener portion may be at the exterior of the tubular flexible element and cover a second portion of the body. The tension strap may include first and second ends, where the first end includes a first touch fastener to be coupled with the touch fastener portion at a first location, and the second end includes a second touch fastener to be coupled with the touch fastener portion at a second location, thereby applying tension between the first and second locations.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A method for providing orthopedic support or therapy to a human body, wherein the method comprises:

disposing a sleeve over a leg of a user such that:
a first portion of the sleeve applies compressive pressure to the leg above a knee, wherein the first portion of the sleeve includes a first set of one or more pads at least partially encircling the leg above the knee;
and
a second portion of the sleeve applies compressive pressure to the leg below the knee, wherein the second portion of the sleeve includes a second set of one or more pads at least partially encircling the leg below the knee;
disposing and tightening a mechanical joint brace over the sleeve, wherein:
a first portion of the mechanical joint brace compresses the first set of one or more pads of the sleeve between the first portion of the mechanical joint brace and the leg above the knee;
a second portion of the mechanical joint brace compresses the second set of one or more pads of the sleeve between the second portion of the mechanical joint brace and the leg below the knee;
and
the mechanical joint brace has only one hinge which rotates about an axis passing through the knee;
coupling a first end of an elastic strap with some portion of the sleeve;
and
coupling a second end of the elastic strap with some portion of the mechanical joint brace.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/287,703Filed 27 Feb 2019 · continuation in part
Priority: 17 Jan 2014
Published: US 2019/0192328 A127 Jun 2019
Granted: 6 Sep 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

A61F 5/0123
Specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations: for the knees
A61F 5/0104
Specially adapted for correcting deformities of the limbs or for supporting them; Ortheses, e.g. with articulations: without articulation
A61F 5/0106
Without articulation: for the knees
A61F 5/0109
For the knees: sleeve-like structures

Family

Application61/928,847Us provisional application · filed 17 Jan 2014
Application14/329,318Parent of this continuation · filed 11 Jul 2014
Application14/829,867Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 19 Aug 2015
Application62/207,248Us provisional application · filed 19 Aug 2015
Application15/242,139Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 19 Aug 2016
US 2019/0192328 A1Pre-grant publication · published 27 Jun 2019
US 10,285,842 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
Application14/829,867Parent of this continuation
US 2015/0202071 A1Published application
US 2015/0351945 A1Published application
US 2017/0049599 A1Published application
US 11,432,955 B2This patent

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