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US 12,539,223 B2Granted
Adjustable orthopaedic brace
AssigneesFabrizio Tessadri, Isico S.R.L.
InventorsFabrizio Tessadri, Stefano Negrini
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Abstract
An orthopaedic brace has two rigid valves, each having a back portion; a rigid back plate extending in a longitudinal direction and partially overlapping the back portions of both valves; front closing devices, configured to tighten the valves at the front in an adjustable manner; back closing devices, configured to tighten the valves at the back in an adjustable manner.
Claims8
An orthopedic brace comprising two rigid valves, each having a back portion;
- a rigid back plate extending in a longitudinal direction and partially overlapping the back portions of both rigid valves;
- front closing devices, configured to tighten the rigid valves at a front in an adjustable manner;
- back closing devices, configured to tighten the rigid valves at a back in an adjustable manner;
- wherein each back closing device is coupled to the back portion of a respective one of the rigid valves and to the rigid back plate;
- wherein each back closing device comprises a retaining element connected to the back portion of a respective one of the rigid valves, and a belt connected to the rigid back plate and to the respective retaining element;
- the retaining elements being configured to accommodate the respective belts in a sliding manner in an adjustment position and to lock the respective belts in a position of use,
- wherein each belt is fixed by a fixing element to the back portion of the same rigid valve to which the respective retaining element is connected, and
- wherein at least one belt of the back closing devices comprises a first portion extending between the fixing element and the rigid back plate, and a second portion extending between the rigid back plate and the retaining element;
- the first and the second portions defining an angle comprised between 15° and 45°.
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