Compression brace material with spacer fabric inner layer
AssigneeLa Pointique International Ltd.
InventorsJackson Chiang, Jonathon Chuang
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Abstract
The present invention provides a composite material for use in making orthopedic elastic braces for supporting a body part by compression. One embodiment of the invention is a compression brace material (400) having an elastic outer layer (410), a first fabric layer (420), a spacer fabric layer (425), and a second fabric layer (430). The spacer fabric layer permits and promotes airflow laterally through the brace material. The outer layer may have a plurality of slits (550) therethrough to permit and promote airflow transversely through the composite material. The plurality of slits may be arcuate to further improve transverse airflow through the composite brace material.
Claims18
A composite material for use in constructing compression braces, the composite material comprising:
- a first layer comprising an elastically stretchable material having an inner face and an outer face;
- a flexible second layer having an outer face affixed to the first layer inner face, the second layer further having an inner face;
- a third layer comprising a spacer fabric having an outer face affixed to the second layer inner face, the third layer further having an inner face;
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- a flexible fourth layer having an outer face affixed to the third layer inner face.
A composite orthopedic support material comprising:
- a first panel made from an elastically stretchable material, the first panel having an inner face and an outer face;
- a porous, elastic second panel attached to the first panel and overlying the inner face of the first panel, the second panel having an inner face;
- a third panel comprising a spacer fabric, the third panel attached to the second panel and overlying the inner face of the second panel, the third panel further having an inner face;
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- a porous, elastic fourth panel attached to the third panel and overlying the inner face of the third panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.