Hernia belt
AssigneeHollister Incorporated
InventorsGeorge J. Cisko, Christina Augustyn, Ryan S. Park, Donald Rakevicius, Xuemei Wang, Stephanie Kia, Jeffrey R. Burger
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Abstract
A hernia belt (500) may include a digitally knitted support belt (502) and a two-part fastening system (504,505). The two-part fastening system may include a first part (504) and a second part (505), in which the second part includes a plurality of fastener strips (508, 510, 512, 514, 516) arranged spaced apart from each other. The digitally knitted support belt may include mesh stitch layouts (518, 520, 522) for providing breathability and support.
Claims19
A hernia belt, comprising:
- a support belt formed from a stretchable material and including a first peripheral end and a second peripheral end;
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- a two-part fastening system configured to secure the hernia belt on a user's body, wherein the two-part fastening system includes a first part arranged on the support belt proximate the first peripheral end and a second part comprising a plurality of fasteners arranged spaced apart from each other on the support belt proximate the second peripheral end.
A hernia belt, comprising:
- a support belt formed from a one-piece knit construction comprising background areas, mesh layouts, and boundary areas framing a shape of the support belt, wherein the mesh layouts are configured to provide larger gaps between stitches than the background areas when stretched to provide breathable areas, wherein the mesh layouts comprise double jersey stitches and exposed inlay spandex yarns knitted between double jersey layers;
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- a two-part fastening system configured to secure the hernia belt on the user's body.
A hernia belt, comprising:
- a support belt including a wider front torso portion including a pattern for providing a visual cue for positioning the wider front torso portion over a target area, and a narrower portion configured to wrap around a user's abdomen and back;
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- a two-part fastening system configured to secure the hernia belt on the user's body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.