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US 2013/0211301 A1Published application
Fastening device for orthoses
AssigneeBauerfeind AG
InventorGerald Stier
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Abstract
A novel tightening device for orthoses for supporting and preserving the function of the human body, and more particularly for back orthoses surrounding the body, allows individual, segmental adjustment of the supporting action by way of individual, separate tackle assemblies.
Claims18
-17. (canceled)
A tightening device for an orthosis, comprising
- a plurality of separate tightening segments that can be independently tightened, each segment comprising
- a first lateral element defining a first end of the tightening device,
- a second lateral element defining an opposing second end of the tightening device,
- a central element arranged between the first and second lateral elements, and
- first and second tackle assemblies each comprising a respective cable,
- wherein the first and second lateral elements of each of said tightening segments are connected to each other via the central element of that tightening segment by way of the first and second tackle assemblies, the first tackle assembly extending between the central element and the first lateral element, and the second tackle assembly extending between the central element and the second lateral element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.