# US 2013/0158457 A1 · Highly Adjustable Lumbar Brace > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0158457 A1 - Document ID: US20130158457A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/763,964 - Filed: 2013-02-11 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2010-02-26 - Assignees: Aspen Medical Partners, LLC - Inventors: Geoffrey Garth; Steven Burke; Albert Romo; Joel Perez - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130158457A1 ## CPC - A61F 5/028: {Braces for providing support to the lower back, e.g. lumbo sacral supports} - A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C) ## Abstract A back brace is designed to custom tit a wearer in a multitude of different configurations. First, the back brace could have a lumbar support that is split into upper and lower sections that are connected to a flexible joint, allowing the lumbar support to bend towards the spine of the user. The lumbar support is also generally split into left and right sections that are drawn towards one another while the joint bends towards the lumbar curve, This allows the back brace to conform to the lumbar curve of the wearer as a custom fit. Second, the brace could have optional extenders that alter the support length, width, and height of lumbar and lateral supports about the wearer. Third, the brace could have reinforcement support mechanisms that alter the rigidity of various lumbar and lateral supports about the wearer. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A brace, comprising: a lumbar support configured to provide support to a lumbar area of a wearer; a lateral support coupled to the lumbar support and having a front side facing away from the lumbar support and a rear side facing toward the lumbar support; a fitting belt having a first end portion that includes a connector; and wherein the lateral support includes a set of apertures extending from the front side to the rear side, each of the apertures being sized and dimensioned to allow receipt of the connector to couple the fitting belt to the lateral support. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The brace of claim 1, wherein the fitting belt is configured to mate with a second fitting belt to adjust a length of the brace. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The brace of claim 2, wherein the second fitting belt includes a second connector, and wherein the lateral support further includes a second set of apertures, each of which is sized and dimensioned to allow receipt of the second connector. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The brace of claim 1, wherein each of the set of apertures comprises a keyhole having first and second widths, wherein the first width is wider than the second width. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The brace of claim 1, wherein the lateral support comprises an arced portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The brace of claim 1, wherein the lateral support further comprises a cord guide base that includes a set of cord guide lobes, each of which is configured to receive a first or second cord. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The brace of claim 1, further comprising: a second lateral support coupled to the lumbar support and having a front side facing away from the lumbar support and a rear side facing toward the lumbar support; a second fitting belt having a second connector; wherein the second lateral support includes a. second set of apertures, each of which is sized and dimensioned to allow receipt of the second connector to couple the second fitting belt to the second lateral support; and wherein the second fitting belt is configured to couple with the fitting belt to secure the brace to a wearer. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The brace of claim 7, wherein the lateral support comprises a first cord guide base that includes a first set of cord guide lobes, and wherein the second lateral support comprises a second cord guide base that includes a second set of cord guide lobes, and wherein each of the cord guide lobes of the first and second sets is configured to receive a first or second cord. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The brace of claim 8, further comprising the first cord, and wherein the first cord is threaded through at least some of the cord guide lobes of the first and second sets, such that pulling of the first cord in a first direction causes a distance between the lateral support and second lateral support to decrease. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The brace of claim 9, further comprising a limiter coupled to the lateral support and second lateral support, and configured to limit a maximum distance between the lateral support and second lateral support. ### Claim 11 A brace, comprising: a lumbar support configured to provide support to a. lumbar area of a wearer; a lateral support coupled to the lumbar support and having a front side facing away from the lumbar support and a rear side facing toward the lumbar support; a fitting belt coupled to the lateral support and having a first end portion with a connector; wherein the lateral support includes a set of apertures, each of which is sized and dimensioned to allow receipt of the connector; and wherein the lateral support further includes a loophole that is sized and dimensioned to allow the fitting belt to thread through the loophole when the first end portion of the fitting belt is disposed between the lateral and lumbar supports. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The brace of claim 11, wherein the loophole is further configured to allow the fitting belt to thread. through the loophole when the connector of the fitting belt is coupled to a rear side of the lateral support and mated with at least one of the set of apertures. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The brace of claim 11, further comprising an extender that extends an effective height of the lumbar support. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The brace of claim 11, wherein the lateral support comprises an arced portion that includes the loophole. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The brace of claim 11, wherein the fitting belt is configured to couple to a front side of the lateral support. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The brace of claim 11, wherein each of the set of apertures comprises opposing bolt recesses configured to allow receipt of the connector. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The brace of claim 11, further comprising a detachable extender configured to reinforce a rigidity of the lumbar support. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The brace of claim 11, further comprising: a second lateral support having a second set of apertures and a second loophole; a second fitting configured to couple to the fitting belt, and having a second connector; wherein each of the second set of apertures is sized and dimensioned to allow receipt of the second connector; wherein the loophole is configured to allow the fitting belt to thread through the loophole when the connector of the fitting belt is coupled to a rear side of the lateral support and mated with at least one of the set of apertures; and wherein the second fitting belt is coupled to the second lateral support via at least one of the second set of apertures. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The brace of claim 18, wherein the second fitting is coupled to a front side of the second lateral support. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The brace of claim 18, wherein the second fitting belt is coupled to a rear side of the second lateral support, and wherein the second loophole is configured to allow the second fitting belt to thread through the second loophole.