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US 12,642,681 B1Granted
Back brace with height adjustable rigid panel
AssigneeAspen Medical Products, LLC
InventorsAlbert V. Romo, Geoffrey Wong, Jane Price
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Abstract
A height adjustable orthosis is described. The orthosis features a belt and a posterior frame. Coupled to the belt, the posterior frame includes a first panel including at least a first fastener and a second rear panel including at least a first lock member and a second locking member. The first panel and the second panel are configured to move vertically relative to each other to position the first fastener to engage at least (1) the first locking member at a first height or (2) the second locking member as a second height.
Claims19
A height adjustable back brace, comprising:
- a plurality of rear panels including a first rear panel and a second rear panel, wherein the first rear panel comprises at least a first fastener and the second rear panel comprises at least a first locking member configured to engage with the first fastener;
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- a fastener adjustment guide,
- wherein the first rear panel and the second rear panel are configured to move vertically relative to each other to position at least the first fastener to engage the first locking member at a first height, and
- wherein the fastener adjustment guide is a tensioning element communicatively coupled to at least the first fastener, wherein the tensioning element traverses over an upper region of the first rear panel and terminates at the first fastener, and upon applying a force to a segment of the fastener adjustment guide, the first fastener disengages from the first locking member.
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An adjustable orthosis, comprising:
- a posterior frame including a first panel and a second panel, wherein the first panel comprises a first region, a second region, and a plurality of fasteners including at least a first fastener and a second fastener positioned as part of the second region and the second panel comprises a third region, a fourth region extending upward from the third region, and a plurality of locking members including at least a first locking member configured to engage with the first fastener and a second locking member configured to engage with the second fastener;
- and a fastener adjustment guide is a tensioning element communicatively coupled to at least the first fastener and the second fastener, wherein the tensioning element traverses over the first region of the first panel and terminates at both the first fastener and the second fastener, wherein upon applying a force to a segment of the tensioning element, the first fastener disengages from the first locking member and the second fastener disengages from the second locking member, wherein the first panel and the second panel are configured to move relative to each other to position the first fastener to engage (1) the first locking member at a first size or (2) the second locking member as a second size.
A height adjustable posterior frame, comprising:
- a first panel including an upper region, a first panel region extending from the upper region, and a first set of fasteners including at least a first fastener and a second fastener;
- a second panel including a lower region, a second panel region extending from the lower region, a first set of locking members to engage with the first fastener and a second set of locking members to engage with the second fastener, wherein the first panel is configured to move vertically relative to the second panel to position the first fastener to engage with one of the first set of locking members and the second fastener to engage with one of the second set of locking members;
- and a fastener adjustment guide is a tensioning element communicatively coupled to at least the first fastener and the second fastener, wherein the tensioning element traverses over the upper region of the first panel and terminates at both the first fastener and the second fastener, wherein, upon activation of the fastener adjustment guide by applying a force to a segment of the tensioning element, the first fastener is configured to disengage from one of the first set of locking members and the second fastener is configured to disengage from one of the second set of locking members to allow the first panel to be adjusted from a first height associated with the first set of locking members to a second height associated with the second set of locking members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.