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US 2014/0194801 A1Published application
Orthopedic device and method for securing the same
AssigneeOssur Hf
InventorsHildur Inga THORSTEINSDOTTIR, Arni Thor INGIMUNDARSON, Helga Run PALSDOTTIR, Bjorn OMARSSON
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Abstract
An orthopedic device has various frame elements concealed by a sleeve defining pockets into which such frame elements are located. The orthopedic device includes a strap tightening assembly adapted to secure a plurality of straps simultaneously. The frame may include flexible edge features located along a periphery thereof
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An orthopedic device, comprising:
- an inner sleeve segment having interior and exterior surfaces;
- a frame applied over the outer surface of the inner sleeve segment;
- at least one strap connected to the frame;
- an outer sleeve segment connected to the inner sleeve segment and having interior and exterior surfaces with the interior surface facing the exterior surface of the inner sleeve segment, the outer and inner sleeve segments forming a sleeve in which at least a portion of the frame is confined within a space defined between the outer and inner sleeve segments, and selectively accessible from the outer surface of the outer sleeve segment.
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An orthopedic device, comprising:
- a frame having first and second portions opposed from one another;
- at least one elongate strap having first and second ends connected to the frame, the first end of the at least one strap adjustably movable relative to the first frame portion and the second end of the second strap anchored to the second frame portion;
- a bracket connected to and extending from the at least one strap;
- a tightening mechanism connected to the frame and coupling the first end of the at least one strap to the frame via the bracket, the tightening mechanism arranged to simultaneously adjust the at least one strap relative to the frame, the tightening mechanism including a winding element, and at least one cable extending from the winding element and coupling to the bracket.
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An orthopedic device, comprising:
- an inner sleeve segment having interior and exterior surfaces;
- a frame applied over the outer surface of the inner sleeve segment;
- at least one strap connected to the frame;
- wherein the frame defines a flexible edge portion located along a periphery thereof formed from a main body of the frame itself.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.