Brace having an inflation control
AssigneeDjo, LLC
InventorsBenjamin Batterson, Manikandan Sasidharan, Robert Ketelhohn, Carl T Whitaker
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices are described for providing a brace having an inflation control. The control directs fluid flow from an inflation component to one or more inflatable cells of the brace. The inflatable cells are independently inflated and deflated by the inflation component through the control. The control allows a user to create a fluid path between the inflation component and one of the inflatable cells by positioning the control in an orientation corresponding to the desired inflatable cells. Each inflatable cell is independently inflated and deflated in various orientations of the control.
Claims18
An orthopedic brace configured for customizable compression by a user, comprising:
- a shell component comprising a footbed portion and an upright support portion configured to support an upper calf of the user;
- a plurality of inflatable cells, each inflatable cell positioned at a different location within the shell component and configured to provide individualized compression to the different location;
- a control having an inlet port and a plurality of outlet ports, each outlet port in fluid communication with a respective one of the plurality of inflatable cells through a respective fluid path;
- an on-board inflation component in fluid communication with the inlet port of the control;
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- a support portion configured to house the control and the on-board inflation component, wherein the control further comprises a tab configured to receive a fastener, thereby coupling the control to the support portion of the brace.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.