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US 2019/0240053 A1Published application
Braces for Alleviating Compression and Methods of Making and Using the Same
OwnerMovses KAZARYAN, Lusine PASHIKYANinventors
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Abstract
A brace including (i) two or more supports configured to contact body parts on opposite sides or ends of one or more joints when the brace is in use and (ii) one or more force application mechanisms that apply a controllable force to the supports in opposite directions to alleviate compression in the one or more joints is disclosed. Methods of manufacturing the brace and of alleviating compression in one or more joints using the brace are also disclosed.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- two or more supports, configured to contact body parts on opposite sides or ends of one or more joints when the brace is in use;
- and
- one or more force application mechanisms that apply a controllable force to the two or more supports in opposite directions to alleviate compression in the one or more joints.
A method of manufacturing a brace, comprising:
- forming a cover configured to secure a position of each of two or more supports in the brace;
- inserting or attaching the two or more supports in the cover, the two or more supports being configured to contact body parts on opposite sides or ends of one or more joints when the brace is in use;
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- attaching one or more force application mechanisms to the two or more supports, wherein the one or more force application mechanisms apply a controllable force to the two or more supports in opposite directions to alleviate compression in the one or more joints.
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A method of supporting and/or stabilizing one or more joints, comprising:
- securing a brace around the joint, the brace comprising (i) two or more supports configured to contact body parts on opposite sides or ends of the one or more joints when the brace is in use and (ii) one or more force application mechanisms that apply a controllable force to the two or more supports in opposite directions to alleviate compression in the one or more joints;
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- applying a sufficient force to the two or more supports using the one or more force application mechanisms to alleviate the compression in the one or more joints.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.