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US 2017/0360587 A1Published application
Waterproof, polymeric brace
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsSherry A. Hinds, Edward L. Weaver, II
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Abstract
Orthopedic supports include bodies consisting essentially of a unitary layer of elastomeric material, which can be a thermoplastic foam.
Claims15
An orthopedic support comprising:
- (a) a main brace body comprising first and second opposing sides, the brace body consisting essentially of a unitary sheet of thermoplastic material, the unitary sheet thermoformed to at least partially encircle and generally conform to a joint of a wearer, wherein the layer includes an inner surface and an exterior surface, and wherein the body includes a plurality of engineered apertures extending through the sheet from the exterior surface to the inner surface.
A wrist brace comprising
- (a) a unitary sheet of flexible, thermoformed foam having an inner surface, an outer surface, a distal edge, proximal edge and opposite lateral edges, the sheet being preset in a configuration designed to encircle a portion of a wearer's wrist and forearm, wherein the unitary sheet has an Asker C hardness of at least 30 and no greater than 55, and wherein the inner surface is not coupled to a textile material such that when donned the inner surface is in contact with an outer surface of the wearer;
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- (b) a plurality of apertures in the unitary sheet.
An orthopedic support including a main support body consisting essentially of a unitary layer of a thermoplastic foam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.